A little bit of controversy never hurt anyone...
In fact, in a society where honour based violence still exists, addressing controversial topics may even save a woman's life. This talk is based around a needed conversation surrounding Honour and how harmful a community's obsession with purity may be. The solution has always been there, we just choose to ignore it.
Its time we put an end to honour based violence.

Video credits: 2Beards Film and Video Production. Sarah Yousef is a postgraduate student at university of Manchester studying International Political Economy. Always enjoyed speaking about social issues, during my undergraduate degree I co-founded a society called ‘Aspiring Young African Leaders’ that set up debates surrounding issues within the continent and potential ways to resolve them. Currently Part of a project with the university that looks to de-colonise the curriculum and address the present attainment gap for students of colour. However, I’m most passionate about vocalising issues faced by women globally but particularly honour based crimes faced by women of colour present throughout the world. Being North African means I am exposed to narratives surrounding ‘honour’ regularly. After writing about this for my undergrad dissertation and various spoken word pieces, it’s about time it shifts from just words on paper to an obligatory conversation. 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