Identity as the Stories We Tell Each Other

Eric Reidy is a freelance journalist based in Ramallah. He has written for Al-Jazeera English, Wamda, and the Culture Trip. Last year, he lived in Beirut and worked for the Samir Kassir Center for Media and Cultural Freedom (SKeyes). While with SKeyes, Eric conducted research on Beirut’s cultural scene and its role in public life. His work resulted in the publication of a book titled “A Fractured Mirror: Beirut’s Cultural Scene and the Search for Identity”.

The talk was part of the third annual AMENDS Summit at Stanford University. AMENDS is a student initiative that brings together the most promising youth change agents from across the Middle East, North Africa, and United States to learn from each other, connect with global leaders and resources, and share, through TED style talks, their ideas and experiences with the world.