Dr ang swee chai biography samples
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Dear reader,
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Dr. Ang Swee Chai, now 61, was born in Penang, Malaysia, grew up and studied in Singapore, and has since 1977, joined her husband to live in exile in Britain. She has a Masters degree in Occupational Medicine, is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is now working in Britain at the St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London hospitals – the first woman to be appointed orthopaedic consultant since the hospitals were founded several centuries ago. With her husband, Francis Khoo and some friends, Dr. Ang helped to form the British charity, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) following the 1982 SabraShatilla massacres. In 1987, PLO chairman, Yasser Arafat awarded Dr Ang the Star of Palestine, the highest award for service to the Palestinian people. She has co-authored Field Manual in War Surgery, a hand book based on experiences in the war front. Dr Ang Swee grew up supporting Israel. She was told that Arabs were terrorists. But in 1982, the British media broadcasted the
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Revisiting Israeli crimes in Lebanon
Book Review
Haniffah Abdul Gafoor
Shawwal 27, 14232003-01-01
From Beirut To Jerusalem by Dr Ang Swee Chai (new edition). Pub: The Other Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2002 (www.ibtbooks.com). Pp: 330 plus photos. Pbk: $12.00.
Most of us are fortunate to have a relatively comfortable and safe life with peace and säkerhet. When blessed with these comforts, how many are moved to soil our hands bygd a commitment to goodness, and exert ourselves to help the needy, especially when it requires no small amount of sacrifice on our part? From Beirut to Jerusalem bygd Dr Ang Swee Chai is a record of the experiences and observations of one who has taken that leap.
Dr Chai was born in Penang, Malaysia, educated in Singapore, and qualified in the United Kingdom. She had to overcome challenges and prejudices as an Asian woman encroaching on a man’s domain (orthopaedic surgery) in the Western world. She was later moved by her commitment to humanity