Watch the hilarious, inspiring and witty [2]TedTalk [3] by Palestinian-American comedian Maysoon Zayid [4], explaining how she conquered physical disabilities and willed for herself the winning and positive attitude of an “I-Can-Can” person—a phrase coined by Maysoon herself.
The head of TED, Chris Anderson, tweeted today: “Maysoon Zayid. What an astonishing woman. A TED talk like no other.” Maysoon is a co-founder of the Arab-American Comedy Festival, among many other accomplishments. (Click on image to watch the video)
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Maysoon says, “I’ve got 99 problems and palsy is just one,” adding “I’m Palestinian, I’m disabled, I’m female and I live in New Jersey… the doctor said I wouldn’t walk, but I’m here in front of you. If we had more positive images, it might foster less hate on the internet…If I can can, you can can.”
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