Hoosier Neighbour...in Oz!: "I Shall Not Hate"

Thursday, 19 January 2012

"I Shall Not Hate" - Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish

Here is an interview at the Sydney (Australia) Writers' Festival in May 2011. It features one of the most extraordinary human stories you're likely to encounter. Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Palestinian doctor and infertility expert who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. He trained in Egypt, London, Israel, Italy, Belgium and the US, and spent most of his working life working in Israel. His three daughters were killed in January 2009 during the Israeli incursion into Gaza. Dr Abuelaish continues to preach a message of peace and understanding. ‘I Shall Not Hate’ is his first book.

So, if you don't have the hour right now to listen and reflect on this powerful story, bookmark this and come back. It will be one of the best-spent hours of your life, guaranteed!

http://blip.tv/slowtv/i-shall-not-hate-izzeldin-abuelaish-5220583

-Clair

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