Tragedy cannot be the end of our lives. We cannot allow it to control and defeat us.
Izzeldin Abuelaish Quotes
For any human being, freedom is essential, crucial, to our dignity and our ability to be fully human.
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| Birth: | 1955 |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Profession: | Physician, Professor |
About
Izzeldin Abuelaish was born in Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza Strip. He is a Palestinian-born Canadian physician. He was the first Palestinian doctor to work in an Israeli hospital. He was active in promoting Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation. During the Gaza war, his three daughters and a niece were killed by Israeli tank fire directed at his home. He received a scholarship to study medicine in Cairo, Egypt and then a diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the University of London. He earned a master's degree in Public Health from Harvard University. He is the author of book, I Shall Not Hate. He is currently Associate Professor of Global Health at the University of Toronto.
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