Asia, English, Middle East, Stories and Experiences

Where the road leads: an Australian woman’s journey of love and determination

Author: Jean E. Calder

Language: English

Summary: From an old garage in the shell-torn Gaza Strip, Jean Calder has built one of the world’s most admired programs for helping disabled, disadvantaged and war-traumatised people. For 25 years Jean, 68, has put her life on the line in her work with disabled people in Lebanon, Egypt and the Palestinian State.

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Asia, English, Middle East, Stories and Experiences

I shall not hate: a Gaza doctor’s journey on the road to peace and human dignity

Author: Izzeldin Abuelaish

Language: English

Summary: By turns inspiring and heart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is Izzeldin Abuelaish’s account of an extraordinary life. A Harvard-trained Palestinian doctor who was born and raised in the Jabalia 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.
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