# Making peace is a marathon

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2013
- Speaker: May El-Khalil
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/may_el_khalil_making_peace_is_a_marathon)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In Lebanon there is one gunshot a year that isn’t part of a scene of routine violence: The opening sound of the Beirut International Marathon. In a moving talk, marathon founder May El-Khalil explains why she believed a 26.2-mile running event could bring together a country divided for decades by politics and religion, even if for one day a year.

## Lectures

1. [Making peace is a marathon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/may_el_khalil_making_peace_is_a_marathon/7c6b48fb56a8), 10 min (TED's player)