World Fellows News

Marvin Rees: The case for the Global Parliament of Mayors

The Labour mayor of Bristol on how local issues are global issues. As the leader of a city like Bristol, I come face to face with unique challenges every day. Across the world other international cities will also have their quirks – but we are united through our shared challenges that come from global issues, from migration and global security to population inequalities and climate change.

Dr. Thembi Xulu on Thembi Lethu Clinic

Subhashini Chandran on business and oceans at #ourocean 2019

From Afghanistan's Rubble, A Teacher Builds A School Of Ideas

Aziz Royesh is a man whose life has been defined by one over-arching ambition: He says he simply wants to be a teacher. At 46, he has achieved that goal in one of the most difficult and dangerous environments in the world — Afghanistan. He has also founded a school that is now winning international acclaim as a model for education in that war-battered nation.

Afghanistan: Aziz Royesh's Marefat School

Aziz Royesh strolls the corridors of his school, gently chiding students about why they’re not in class as the bell rings. He seems to know each of them by name—asking one student how her exam went and another about university. Even in a suit, Royesh looks slightly disheveled, like the last person you would expect to be running a school, which he is, since he never finished his own studies himself.

Elvis Mitchell interviews Ambassador Lumumba Di-Aping

Coronavirus (COVID-19): How Should We React / Proact?

Exclusive interview: Saudi businesswoman Muna AbuSulayman

AbuSulayman talks philanthropy, diversification and the benefits of social media

TEDxDeadSea | From Motherhood to Leadership, Women Empowerment as a System

TEDxYaleWorldFellows - Alexander Evans - Why Pessimism is Good