Sheikha Al Mayassa: Globalizing the local, localizing the global

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Both myself and my brother

I ja i moj brat

belong to the under 30 demographic,

pripadamo demografskoj skupini ispod 30

which Pat said makes 70 percent,

koja, kako je Pat rekao, čini 70 posto,

but according to our statistics

ali prema našoj statistici

it makes 60 percent of the region's population.

ona čini 60 posto, populacije regije.

Qatar is no exception to the region.

Katar nije iznimka u regiji.

It's a very young nation led by young people.

To je vrlo mlad narod koji vode mladi ljudi.

We have been reminiscing about the latest technologies

Podsjetili smo se danas na najnovije tehnoligije

and the iPods,

i iPode,

and for me the abaya,

a ja na abaju,

my traditional dress that I'm wearing today.

tradicionalnu haljinu koju sam danas obukla.

Now this is not a religious garment,

Dakle, to nije religiozna odjeća

nor is it a religious statement.

niti je to religiozni izričaj.

Instead, it's a diverse cultural statement

Umjesto toga, to je različit kulturni izričaj

that we choose to wear.

koji smo mi odlučili nositi.

Now I remember a few years ago,

Sjećam se, prije nekoliko godina,

a journalist asked Dr. Sheikha, who's sitting here,

novinar je pitao dr. Sheikhu, koja sjedi ovdje,

president of Qatar University --

predsjednicu Sveučilišta Katar –

who, by the way, is a woman --

koja je, usput, žena –

he asked her whether she thought

pitao ju je misli li kako

the abaya hindered or infringed her freedom in any way.

abaja ometa ili krši njenu slobodu na bilo koji način.

Her answer was quite the contrary.

Njen odgovor bio je upravo suprotno.

Instead, she felt more free,

Umjesto toga, osjećala se slobodnijom,

more free because she could wear whatever she wanted

slobodnijom jer ona može nositi što god želi

under the abaya.

ispod abaje.

She could come to work in her pajamas and nobody would care.

Mogla je doći na posao u pidžami i nitko ne bi mario.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Not that you do; I'm just saying.

Nije da to radiš, samo kažem.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

My point is here, people have a choice --

Moja poanta je da ljudi imaju izbor –

just like the Indian lady could wear her sari

kao što Indijka može nositi svoj sari

or the Japanese woman could wear her kimono.

ili Japanka može nositi svoj kimono.

We are changing our culture from within,

Mi mijenjamo našu kulturu iz temelja,

but at the same time

ali se istovremeno

we are reconnecting with our traditions.

ponovno povezujemo s našim tradicijama.

We know that modernization is happening.

Znamo da se modernizacija događa.

And yes, Qatar wants to be a modern nation.

I da, Katar želi biti moderna nacija.

But at the same time

Ali istovremeno

we are reconnecting and reasserting our Arab heritage.

mi se ponovno povezujemo i potvrđujemo naše arapsko nasljeđe.

It's important for us to grow organically.

Nama je bitno rasti organski.

And we continuously make the conscious decision

I mi neprekidno donosimo svjesnu odluku

to reach that balance.

kako bismo dosegli ravnotežu.

In fact, research has shown

Zapravo, istraživanja su pokazala

that the more the world is flat,

da što je svijet ravniji,

if I use Tom Friedman's analogy,

ako koristim analogiju Toma Friedmana,

or global,

ili globalan,

the more and more people are wanting to be different.

to više ljudi želi biti različito.

And for us young people,

Za nas mlade ljude,

they're looking to become individuals

mi pokušavamo postati individue

and find their differences amongst themselves.

i pronaći razlike među sobom.

Which is why I prefer the Richard Wilk analogy

Zato ja preferiram analogiju Richarda Wilka

of globalizing the local

o globalizaciji lokalnog

and localizing the global.

i lokalizaciji globalnog.

We don't want to be all the same,

Mi ne želimo svi biti isti,

but we want to respect each other and understand each other.

ali želimo poštovati jedni druge i razumijeti jedni druge.

And therefore tradition becomes more important,

I zato tradicija postaje važnija,

not less important.

a ne manje bitna.

Life necessitates a universal world,

Životu je potreban univerzalni svijet,

however, we believe in the security

međutim, mi vjerujemo u sigurnost

of having a local identity.

posjedovanja vlastitog identiteta.

And this is what the leaders of this region

I to je ono što vođe ove regije

are trying to do.

pokušavaju učiniti.

We're trying to be part of this global village,

Mi pokušavamo biti dio globalnog sela,

but at the same time we're revising ourselves

ali istovremeno se preispitujemo

through our cultural institutions and cultural development.

kroz naše kulturne institucije i kulturni razvoj.

I'm a representation of that phenomenon.

Ja sam predstavnik tog fenomena.

And I think a lot of people in this room,

I mislim kako je puno ljudi u ovoj prostoriji,

I can see a lot of you are in the same position as myself.

vidim da su mnogi od vas u istoj poziciji kao ja.

And I'm sure, although we can't see the people in Washington,

I sigurna sam, iako ne možemo vidjeti ljude u Washingtonu,

they are in the same position.

oni su u istoj poziciji.

We're continuously trying to straddle

Mi konstantno pokušavamo opkoračiti

different worlds, different cultures

različite svjetove, različite kulture

and trying to meet the challenges

i pokušavamo susresti izazove

of a different expectation

različitih očekivanja

from ourselves and from others.

od nas i od drugih.

So I want to ask a question:

Zato želim postaviti pitanje:

What should culture in the 21st century look like?

Kako bi kultura trebala izgledati u 21. stoljeću?

In a time where the world is becoming personalized,

U vrijeme kad svijet postaje personaliziran,

when the mobile phone, the burger, the telephone,

gdje mobiteli, hamburger, telefon,

everything has its own personal identity,

sve ima svoj osobni identitet,

how should we perceive ourselves

kako bismo trebali razumjeti sebe

and how should we perceive others?

i kako bismo trebali razumjeti druge?

How does that impact our desert culture?

Kako to utječe na našu pustinjsku kulturu?

I'm not sure of how many of you in Washington

Nisam sigurna koliko je vas u Washingtonu

are aware of the cultural developments happening in the region

svjesno kulturnog razvoja koji se događa u regiji

and, the more recent, Museum of Islamic Art

i, od nedavno, Muzeja islamske umjetnosti,

opened in Qatar in 2008.

otvorenog u Kataru 2008.

I myself am personalizing these cultural developments,

Ja osobno utjelovljujem ta kulturna dostignuća,

but I also understand

ali također razumijem

that this has to be done organically.

da to treba biti učinjeno organski.

Yes, we do have all the resources that we need

Da, mi imamo sve izvore potrebne

in order to develop new cultural institutions,

za osnivanje novih kulturnih institucija,

but what I think is more important

ali ja mislim kako je važnije

is that we are very fortunate

to što smo vrlo sretni

to have visionary leaders

što imamo vizionare - vođe

who understand that this can't happen from outside,

koji razumiju da ovo ne može biti učinjeno izvana,

it has to come from within.

nego treba doći iznutra.

And guess what?

I pogodite što?

You might be surprised to know that most people in the Gulf

Mogli biste se iznenaditi saznanjem kako su većina ljudi u Gulfu

who are leading these cultural initiatives

koji vode te kulturne inicijative

happen to be women.

žene.

I want to ask you, why do you think this is?

Želim vas pitati, što mislite zašto je to tako?

Is it because it's a soft option;

Je li to zato što je to mekša opcija;

we have nothing else to do?

mi nemamo ništa drugo za raditi?

No, I don't think so.

Ne, ja ne mislim tako.

I think that women in this part of the world

Ja mislim da žene u ovom dijelu svijeta

realize that culture is an important component

shvaćaju kako je kultura važna komponenta

to connect people

koja povezuje ljude

both locally and regionally.

lokalno i regionalno.

It's a natural component

To je prirodna komponenta

for bringing people together, discussing ideas --

koja zbližava ljude, raspravljajući o idejama –

in the same way we're doing here at TED.

na isti način kao što mi to radimo ovdje u TED-u.

We're here, we're part of a community,

Mi ovdje, mi smo dio zajednice,

sharing out ideas and discussing them.

dijeleći naše ideje i raspravljajući o njima.

Art becomes a very important part

Umjetnost postaje vrlo važan dio

of our national identity.

našeg nacionalnog identiteta.

The existential and social and political impact

Egzistencijalni i socijalni i politički utjecaj

an artist has

koji umjetnik ima

on his nation's development of cultural identity

na nacionalni razvoj kulturnog identiteta

is very important.

je jako važan.

You know, art and culture is big business.

Znate, umjetnost i kultura su velik posao.

Ask me.

Pitajte mene.

Ask the chairpersons and CEOs

Pitajte predsjedajuće i izvršne upravitelje

of Sotheby's and Christie's.

Sothebyja i Christija.

Ask Charles Saatchi about great art.

Pitajte Charlesa Saatchija o velikoj umjetnosti.

They make a lot of money.

Oni zarađuju puno novaca.

So I think women in our society

Zato ja mislim kako žene u našem društvu

are becoming leaders,

postaju vođe,

because they realize

zato što shvaćaju

that for their future generations,

da je za buduće generacije

it's very important

jako bitno

to maintain our cultural identities.

održavanje kulturnog identiteta.

Why else do Greeks demand the return

Zbog čega drugog Grci zahtjevaju povratak

of the Elgin Marbles?

Elginovih umjetničkih djela?

And why is there an uproar

I zašto se diže buka

when a private collector tries to sell his collection

kad privatni kolekcionar pokuša prodati svoju kolekciju

to a foreign museum?

stranom muzeju?

Why does it take me months on end

Zašto su mi potrebni mjeseci na rubu

to get an export license from London or New York

kako bih dobila izvoznu dozvolu iz Londona za New York

in order to get pieces into my country?

kako bih odnijela komade u svoju zemlju?

In few hours, Shirin Neshat, my friend from Iran

Za nekoliko sati, Shirin Neshat, moja prijateljica iz Irana,

who's a very important artist for us

koja je vrlo važna umjetnica za nas,

will be talking to you.

će vam pričati.

She lives in New York City, but she doesn't try to be a Western artist.

Ona živi u New York Cityju, ali ona ne pokušava biti zapadnjačka umjetnica.

Instead, she tries to engage

Umjesto toga, ona se pokušava uključiti

in a very important dialogue

u vrlo bitan dijalog

about her culture, nation and heritage.

o svojoj kulturi, naciji i nasljeđu.

She does that through important visual forms

Ona to čini kroz važne vizualne oblike

of photography and film.

fotografije i filma.

In the same way, Qatar is trying to grow its national museums

Na isti način, Katar pokušava izgraditi svoje nacionalne muzeje

through an organic process from within.

kroz organski proces iznutra.

Our mission is of cultural integration and independence.

Naša misija je kulturna integracija i neovisnost.

We don't want to have what there is in the West.

Mi ne želimo imati ono što je na Zapadu.

We don't want their collections.

Mi ne želimo njihove kolekcije.

We want to build our own identities, our own fabric,

Mi želimo izgraditi naš vlastiti identitet, našu vlastitu građu,

create an open dialogue

stvoriti vlastiti dijalog

so that we share our ideas

kako bismo podijelili svoje ideje

and share yours with us.

s vama i obratno.

In a few days,

Za nekoliko dana,

we will be opening the Arab Museum of Modern Art.

otvorit ćemo Arapski muzej moderne umjetnosti.

We have done extensive research

Napravili smo opsežno istraživanje

to ensure that Arab and Muslim artists,

kako bismo osigurali te arapske i muslimanske umjetnike,

and Arabs who are not Muslims --

i Arape koji nisu muslimani –

not all Arabs are Muslims, by the way --

nisu svi Arapi muslimani, usput –

but we make sure that they are represented

i osigurali da su svi predstavljeni

in this new institution.

u ovoj novoj instituciji.

This institution is government-backed

Ova ustanova je vladom potpomognuta

and it has been the case

i to već

for the past three decades.

tri desetljeća.

We will open the museum in a few days,

Otvorit ćemo muzej za nekoliko dana

and I welcome all of you to get on Qatar Airways

i pozivam vas sve da sjednete na zračnu liniju za Katar

and come and join us.

i dođete i pridružite nam se.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Now this museum is just as important to us as the West.

Ovaj muzej jednako je bitan nama kao i Zapadu.

Some of you might have heard

Neki su od vas možda čuli

of the Algerian artist Baya Mahieddine,

za alžirskog umjetnika Bayu Mahieddinea,

but I doubt a lot of people know

ali sumnjam da puno ljudi zna

that this artist worked in Picasso's studio

da je ovaj umjetnik radio u Picassovom studiju

in Paris in the 1930s.

u Parizu 1930.

For me it was a new discovery.

Za mene je to bilo novo otkriće.

And I think with time, in the years to come

I mislim kako ćemo s vremenom, u nadolazećim godinama,

we'll be learning a lot about our Picassos,

saznati puno o našim Picassoima,

our Legers and our Cezannes.

našim Legerima i našim Cezanneima.

We do have artists,

Mi imamo umjetnike,

but unfortunately we have not discovered them yet.

ali nažalost nismo ih još otkrili.

Now visual expression is just one form

Vizualna ekspresija samo je jedan oblik

of culture integration.

kulturne integracije.

We have realized that recently

Shvatili smo da se od nedavno

more and more people

sve više i više ljudi

are using the means of YouTube and social networking

koristi sredstvima You Tubea i društvenih mreža

to express their stories, share their photos

kako bi izrekli svoje priče, podijelili svoje fotografije

and tell their own stories through their own voices.

i rekli svoje vlastite priče svojim vlastitim glasovima.

In a similar way,

Na sličan način,

we have created the Doha Film Institute.

stvorili smo Institut za film Doha.

Now the Doha Film Institute is an organization

Institut za film Doha organizacija je

to teach people about film and filmmaking.

koja podučava ljude o filmu i stvaranju filma.

Last year we didn't have one Qatari woman filmmaker.

Prošle godine nismo imali niti jednu Katarku kao tvorca filma.

Today I am proud to say

Danas, ponosno mogu reći

we have trained and educated

da imamo 66 treniranih

over 66 Qatari women filmmakers

i educiranih Katarki filmotvorki

to edit, tell their own stories

koje će moći prikazati, ispričati vlastite priče

in their own voices.

svojim vlastitim glasovima.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

Now if you'll allow me, I would love to share a one-minute film

Sad, ako mi dopustite, voljela bih vam pokazati jednominutni film

that has proven to show

koji je dokazao

that a 60-sec film can be as powerful as a haiku

da 60 sekundni film može biti jednako moćan kao haiku

in telling a big picture.

u prikazivanju veće slike.

And this is one of our filmmakers' products.

I ovo je proizvod jednog od naših filmotvoraca.

(Video) Boy: Hey listen! Did you know that the stocks are up?

(Video) Dječak : Hej slušaj! Jesi li znala da su dionice porasle?

Who are you playing?

Koga ti glumiš?

Girl: Uncle Khaled. Here, put on the headscarf.

Djevojčica: Ujaka Khaleda. Evo, stavi šal za glavu.

Khaled: Why would I want to put it on?

Khaled: Zašto bih ga htio staviti?

Girl: Do as you're told, young girl.

Djevojčica: Napravi što ti je rečeno, mlada damo.

Boy: No, you play mom and I play dad. (Girl: But it's my game.)

Dječak: Ne, ti budi mama, a ja ću biti tata. (Djevojčica: Ali ovo je moja igra.)

Play by yourself then.

Igraj se onda sama.

Girl: Women! One word and they get upset.

Djevojčica: Žene! Jedna riječ i odmah se uzrujaju.

Useless.

Beskorisno.

Thank you. Thank you!

Hvala. Hvala!

(Applause)

(Pljesak)

SM: Going back to straddling between East and West,

SM: Vraćajući se opkoračivanju između Istoka i Zapada,

last month we had our second Doha Tribeca Film Festival

prošli smo mjesec imali drugi Doha Tribeca filmski festival

here in Doha.

ovdje u Dohi.

The Doha Tribeca Film Festival

Doha Tribeca filmski festival

was held at our new cultural hub, Katara.

je održan u našem novom kulturnom centru, Katara.

It attracted 42,000 people,

Privukao je 42.000 ljudi,

and we showcased 51 films.

a prikazali smo 51 film.

Now the Doha Tribeca Film Festival

Doha Tribeca filmski festival

is not an imported festival,

nije važan festival,

but rather an important festival

nego radije važan festival

between the cities of New York and Doha.

između gradova New Yorka i Dohe.

It's important for two things.

Bitan je zbog dviju stvari.

First, it allows us to showcase

Prva, dopušta nam prikazivanje

our Arab filmmakers and voices

naših arapskih filmotvoraca i glasova

to one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world,

jednome najviše kozmopolitskom gradu na svijetu,

New York City.

New York Cityju.

At the same time, we are inviting them

U isto vrijeme, mi ih pozivamo

to come and explore our part of the world.

da dođu i istraže naš dio svijeta.

They're learning our culture, our language, our heritage

Oni uče našu kulturu, naš jezik, naše naslijeđe

and realizing we're just as different

i shvaćaju da smo mi jednako različiti

and just the same as each other.

i jednako slični jedni drugima.

Now over and over again,

Opet i opet,

people have said, "Let's build bridges,"

ljudi su govorili: “Izgradimo mostove",

and frankly, I want to do more than that.

i iskreno, ja želim učiniti više od toga.

I would like break the walls of ignorance

Ja bih htjela srušiti zidove neznanja

between East and West --

između Istoka i Zapada –

no, not the soft option that we have discussed before,

ne, ne mekšu opciju o kojoj smo raspravljali ranije,

but rather the soft power

nego radije mekšu moć

that Joseph Nye has spoken about before.

o kojoj je Joseph Nye govorio ranije.

Culture's a very important tool to bring people together.

Kultura je vrlo bitno oruđe za zbližavanje ljudi.

We should not underestimate it.

Ne bismo je smjeli podcijeniti.

"Know thyself,"

"Upoznati sebe“,

that is the journey of self-expression and self-realization

to je putovanje samoizražaja i samoshvaćanja

that we are traveling.

kojim putujemo.

Now I don't pretend to have all the answers,

Ja se ne pretvaram kako imam sve odgovore,

but I know that me as an individual

ali znam da ja, kao individua,

and we as a nation

i mi kao narod

welcome this community

želimo dobrodošlicu zajednici

of ideas worth spreading.

ideja vrijednih širenja.

This is a very interesting journey.

Ovo je vrlo zanimljivo putovanje.

I welcome you on board

Želim vam dobrodošlicu

for us to engage and discuss new ideas

kako bi se obvezali i raspravili nove ideje

of how to bring people together

kako udružiti ljude

through cultural initiatives and discussions.

kroz kulturološke inicijative i rasprave.

Familiarity destroys and trumps fear. Try it.

Upoznatost uništava i pobija strah. Pokušajte.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. Shokran.

Dame i gospodo, hvala vam puno. Šokran.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)