Challenging the Middle Eastern Myth | Rebecca Lowe | TEDxKingstonUponThames

The Western image of the Islamic world can be summed up in three words: bombs; burqas; bigotry. In July 2015, Rebecca Lowe set off for a year-long solo cycle through the Middle East to challenge this selective narrative and tell the stories of the people and communities she met along the way: the everyday 99.9% who rarely make the headlines. Rebecca Lowe is a freelance journalist from London who specialises in human rights and the Middle East. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx