I Shall Not Hate (Arabic edition) - Softcover

Abuelaish, Izzeldin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9992142529 ISBN 13: 9789992142523

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, 2012

Synopsis

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. And, most recently, as the father whose daughters were killed by Israeli soldiers on January 16, 2009, during Israel's incursion into the Gaza Strip. 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."

About this title

About the Author:

Izzeldin Abeulaish, 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, Egypt, and then received a diploma from the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of London. He completed a residency in the same discipline at Soroka hospital 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 during the Israeli incursion into Gaza, Dr. Abuelaish worked as a researcher at the Gertner Institute at the Sheba hospital 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 website and foundation can be found at www.daughtersforlife.com

Review:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A "Globe and Mail" Best Book
Heather's Pick
"In this book, Doctor Abuelaish has expressed a remarkable commitment to forgiveness and reconciliation that describes the foundation for a permanent peace in the Holy Land."
-- President Jimmy Carter, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
"It is impossible to read this book without feeling deep compassion for Abuelaish and his surviving children, and profound respect for his determination to turn tragedy into triumph."
" -- Winnipeg Free Press"
"A passionate human cry for peace and understanding."
" --" Jonathan Garfinkel," The Globe and Mail "(Best Book)
"This story is a necessary lesson against hatred and revenge."
-- Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
"Powerful. . . . Moving. . . . Abuelaish does not attempt to set out a political solution to the conflict. He simply tells his own story, with clarity and a humanity of vision."
-- "The Gazette"
"A vivid, e

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 9992142529
• ISBN 13: 9789992142523
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256