Listen "#705 ft. Dr Ang Swee Chai - Risking Her Life in Gaza as a Christian Surgeon for Palestinians"
Episode Synopsis
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Ang Swee Chai recounts her arrest & interrogation in Singapore linked to her husband Francisโs escape, her decision to speak publicly about the 1982 Sabra & Shatila massacre in Beirut, Lebanon, and the consequences of speaking up for Palestinians. ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ค๐ง: ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐โ๐จ ๐ผ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ (๐๐ผ๐๐)๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ณ. ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ญ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต.๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ #632๐๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถFrom Beirut to Jerusalem by Ang Swee ChaiMedical Aid for Palestinians๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ดHaresh: My Micro Cafe And Roastery In My HDB Flat After Being RetrenchedTerence: Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth by Ingrid RobeynsDr Swee: Why Palestine?: Reflections From Singapore๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ โ "๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐โGet a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox!Subscribe Here(00:00) FutureYOUth Movement | PA Youth Charter(00:50) Intro(03:25) Activism and Human Rights(06:28) Challenges & Discrimination in Medicine(12:44) Marrying Francis Khoo(14:15) Francis Khoo's Escape to the UK(15:25) Getting Detained and Becoming a Refugee in the UK(25:55) 1982 Israeli Invasion of Lebanon and Dr Swee's Awakening(28:50) Enlisting to Be a Field Surgeon in Beirut(31:19) Introduction to the Refugee Camp and Palestinian Red Crescent Society(34:05) Discovering the Palestinian People(35:04) Life in the Palestinian Camp(36:54) Witnessing the Sabra and Shatila Massacre(38:16) Realizing the Humanitarian Crisis(43:54) Aftermath and Reflection(49:53) Testifying in the Kahan Commission(59:52) Religious Reflection and Conclusion(01:04:39) Engaging with Opposing Views(01:05:43) Gaza Conflict and Humanitarian Concerns(01:07:49) Refugee Crisis and Historical Context(01:08:51) Palestinian Identity and Global Perceptions(01:12:27) Challenges in Addressing the Conflict(01:13:14) Importance of Social Media and News Interpretation(01:18:45) Personal Reflections and Activism(01:32:06) Progress in Palestinian Advocacy(01:35:18) One Shiok Thing๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ!Reddit | Telegram๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐TikTok | Instagram | Facebook๐๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ @๐ด๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ช๐น๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ
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