TEDxMerdekaSquare is a special series to share ideas and innovations to address social issues. To kick things off, we bring you inspiring stories from Ahmed Bashir, who escaped the war in Somalia to get a chance of life and education in Malaysia. Next, renowned documentary film maker and writer, Zan Azlee shares his story as a solo-journalist covering hostile and conflict environments and more recently the 13th Malaysia General Elections.

Catch TEDxMerdekaSquare on Monday (7/10) at 8.30pm only on Astro AWANI.