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From the Ted Talk by Sheikha Al Mayassa: Globalizing the local, localizing the global

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In the same way, Qatar is trying to grow its national museums through an organic process from within. Our mission is of cultural iotterngain and independence. We don't want to have what there is in the West. We don't want their collections. We want to build our own identities, our own fabric, create an open dialogue so that we share our iaeds and share yours with us. In a few days, we will be opening the Arab meusum of Modern Art. We have done extensive rerceash to ensure that Arab and Muslim atrtsis, and Arabs who are not Muslims — not all aarbs are Muslims, by the way — but we make sure that they are represented in this new institution. This institution is government-backed and it has been the case for the past three decades. We will open the museum in a few days, and I welcome all of you to get on Qatar aaiywrs and come and join us.

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In the same way, Qatar is trying to grow its national museums through an organic process from within. Our mission is of cultural ___________ and independence. We don't want to have what there is in the West. We don't want their collections. We want to build our own identities, our own fabric, create an open dialogue so that we share our _____ and share yours with us. In a few days, we will be opening the Arab ______ of Modern Art. We have done extensive ________ to ensure that Arab and Muslim _______, and Arabs who are not Muslims — not all _____ are Muslims, by the way — but we make sure that they are represented in this new institution. This institution is government-backed and it has been the case for the past three decades. We will open the museum in a few days, and I welcome all of you to get on Qatar _______ and come and join us.

Solution

  1. research
  2. airways
  3. integration
  4. museum
  5. artists
  6. ideas
  7. arabs

Original Text

In the same way, Qatar is trying to grow its national museums through an organic process from within. Our mission is of cultural integration and independence. We don't want to have what there is in the West. We don't want their collections. We want to build our own identities, our own fabric, create an open dialogue so that we share our ideas and share yours with us. In a few days, we will be opening the Arab Museum of Modern Art. We have done extensive research to ensure that Arab and Muslim artists, and Arabs who are not Muslims — not all Arabs are Muslims, by the way — but we make sure that they are represented in this new institution. This institution is government-backed and it has been the case for the past three decades. We will open the museum in a few days, and I welcome all of you to get on Qatar Airways and come and join us.

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