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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, Global Medical Researcher on “Hatred as a Contagious and Destructive Disease” will speak in San Antonio 

February 17 - February 20, 2025

KEY EVENTS:

Monday, Feb 17, 7 PM Doctors’ Round Table: “Hatred as a Contagious and Destructive Disease” with key medical leaders and educators from the community. Free and open to public. University of Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway, SAT 78209, Student Engagement Center Ballroom. If you wish to join for a 5:45 PM dinner, register here https://uiw.givepulse.com/event/550324.

Participants in Round Table:

· Dr. Junda Woo, Round Table Facilitator, City of San Antonio’s Medical Director/Public Health

· Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, Visiting Canadian-Palestinian Doctor; Professor, Global Health/Clinical Public Health, University of Toronto, Author, I Shall Not Hate

· Dr. Adam Ratner, Chair, The Patient Institute; Professor, UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine

· Dr. Cathy Woodward, VP, Health Advisory Board of HEAL Palestine

· Dr. Kenneth Kemp, MD, Senior Pastor, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church

· Dr. Matthew Dasco, Director, UT Health Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics; Active Member, Consortium of Universities for Global Health

· Dr. Moshtagh Farokhi, UT Health Dentistry, Dental Director at SA Refugee Health Clinic

LINK TO LIVESTREAM AND MORE INFORMATION AT https://saccvi.blogspot.com/2025/01/hatred-is-contageous-and-destructive.html 

Tuesday, Feb 18, 6:30 PM “Lift a Daughter—For Life” Benefit Dinner We are supporting Dr. Abuelaish’s foundation to educate Middle Eastern women to contribute to more peaceful societies. To register for individual tickets or to sponsor a table go to https://uiw.givepulse.com/event/547165 At CHRISTUS Heritage Hall in The Village at Incarnate Word, 4707 Broadway, SA 78209.

Wednesday, Feb 19, 5:30 PM. Executive Book Review: Dr. Abuelaish will speak on his book “I Shall Not Hate.” At CHRISTUS Heritage Hall at The Village in Incarnate Word. This event is free and open to the public, but please register at https://executivebookreview.com/

The Office of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio, Texas, is bringing Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish to San Antonio because they carry forward their tradition as healers. The Office of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio, Texas, is bringing Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish to San Antonio because they carry forward their tradition as healers. The Incarnate Word Sisters founded the first public hospital in San Antonio, Santa Rosa, in 1869, in response to rampant contagious disease.

For more information on Dr. Abuelaish and a full schedule of his presentations and film screenings, see: https://saccvi.blogspot.com/2025/01/hatred-is-contageous-and-destructive.html

For more information on Daughters for Life Foundation see https:/daughtersforlife.org

Contact Sister Martha Ann Kirk at kirk@uiwtx.edu or 210-883-5934 with questions or to set up interviews.

Register at https://executivebookreview.com

Event contact: Contact: Sister Martha Ann Kirk kirk@uiwtx.edu  210-883-5934

Dr. Abuelaish's faculty page at the University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health:

https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/abuelaish-izzeldin/