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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish / I Shall Not Hate
Berkeley Arts & Letters presents
Izzeldin Abuelaish
I SHALL NOT HATE:
A Gaza Doctor's Journey On the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
Berkeley Arts & Letters at First Congregational Church of Berkeley
$12 general, $6 student, in advance, at Brown Paper Tickets, online or call 800-838-3006; $15 at the door
Abuelaish, a Palestinian physician and humanitarian whose daughters were killed by Israeli soldiers in 2009 during Israel's incursion into the Gaza Strip, delivers his story that is by turns inspiring and heartbreaking, hopeful and horrifying. Rather than seek revenge after witnessing his three daughters' deaths by Israeli tank shells, continues his humanitarian call for the people of the region to come together in understanding, respect, and peace.
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, now known simply as the "Gaza doctor"captured hearts and headlines around the world in the aftermath of horrific tragedy: I Shall Not Hate is Abuelaish's account of an extraordinary life. A Palestinian doctor with a degree from Harvard who was born and raised in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and "who has devoted his life to medicine and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians" (New York Times), Abuelaish has been crossing the lines in the sand that divide Israelis and Palestinians for most of his life as a physician who treats patients on both sides of the line; as a humanitarian who sees the need for improved health and education for women as the way forward in the Middle East; and, most recently, as the father whose daughters were killed by Israeli soldiers. His response to this tragedy made news and won him humanitarian awards around the world. Instead of seeking revenge or sinking into hatred, Abuelaish called for the people in the region to start talking to each other. His deepest hope is that his daughters will be "the last sacrifice on the road to peace between Palestinians and Israelis."
Izzeldin Abuelaish, MD, MPH, is a Palestinian physician and infertility expert who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. He received a scholarship to study medicine in Cairo, and then received a diploma from the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of London. He completed a residency in the same discipline at the Soroka Medical Center in Israel, followed by a subspecialty in fetal medicine in Italy and Belgium. He then undertook a masters in public health at Harvard University. Before his three daughters were killed in January 2009, Dr. Abuelaish worked as a senior researcher at the Gertner Institute at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv. He now lives with his family in Toronto, where he is an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. His Web site and foundation can be found at www.daughtersforlife.com.
7:30 PM / First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way at Dana / Berkeley
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LocationFCCB (1st Congregational Church of Berkeley)
2345 Channing Way at Dana
Berkeley, CA 94704
United States
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