Munjed al Muderis at TEDxSydney
We were very proud publishers recently as Munjed Al Muderis shared his story, and concept of a ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ at a packed Sydney Opera House for TEDxSydney. He explained how he was inspired by Terminator to develop pioneering surgery involving bionic limbs, but also what he went through prior to this – surviving an arduous journey to Australia then detention centres as a refugee, having fled certain death in Iraq for rejecting the orders from Saddam Hussein.
Watch Munjed’s talk below, and learn more about his story in this insight into life as a refugee.
Those at the Opera House were wowed, and here’s some of the audience reactions from the day:
Dr Munjed Al Muderis shares his boat story and life as number 982 in the detention centre #TEDxSydney
— TEDxSydney (@tedxsydney) May 21, 2015
Munjed helping people by creating real #terminator style bodies! #tedxsydney #ideasworthspreading pic.twitter.com/jTMZqA8GOD
— AllThings Networking (@ATWNetworking) May 21, 2015
Dr Munjed Al Muderis #982 @ detention – 1 year to the date he got his first patient! #tedxsydney #ideasworthspreading pic.twitter.com/rQUxr9cNbO
— AllThings Networking (@ATWNetworking) May 21, 2015
As Munjed Al Muderis tells his refugee story, it highlights the horrible treatment of refugees in Oz then & today. #TEDxSydney #auspol
— Alexx (@Alexx_Stuart) May 21, 2015
Incredible and inspiring TED talk from Prof Munjed al Muderis at @tedxsydney #TEDxSydney
— Mathew Wilson (@MathewGWilson) May 21, 2015
Ridiculously inspiring stuff from Munjed Al Muderis @ #tedxsydney speechless
— James Woollard (@jameswoollard) May 21, 2015
Wow. Powerful story from Dr Munjed Al Muderis. He does some incredible work with osteointegration. #tedxsydney #ideasworthspreading
— Jamie Millar (@jamie9millar) May 21, 2015
Listening to Muderis recount his journey from asylum seeker to world-leading osseointegration expert to three theatres-worth of TEDxSydney attendees it struck me that the power of the annual event is not just in spreading new and innovative ideas but also in the first hand telling of powerful and meaningful stories that we might not often hear.
The AU review
Read a extract from Munjed’s book Walking Free, and find out more about his incredible story here, and read an interview he did after his talk about how refugees are afraid to tell their stories.