#705 ft. Dr Ang Swee Chai - Risking Her Life in Gaza as a Christian Surgeon for Palestinians

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#705 ft. Dr Ang Swee Chai - Risking Her Life in Gaza as a Christian Surgeon for Palestinians

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Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Ang Swee Chai recounts her arrest & interrogation in Singapore linked to her husband Francisโ€™s escape, her decision to speak publicly about the 1982 Sabra & Shatila massacre in Beirut, Lebanon, and the consequences of speaking up for Palestinians. ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ง: ๐™‹๐™š๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™จ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ (๐™‹๐˜ผ๐™”๐™ˆ)๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜‹๐˜ณ. ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜—๐˜ˆ๐˜ ๐˜” ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ ๐˜–๐˜œ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต.๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ #632๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ˆ ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถFrom Beirut to Jerusalem by Ang Swee ChaiMedical Aid for Palestinians๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดHaresh: 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 Singapore๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€“ "๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ถ๐˜โ€Get 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 Thing๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ!Reddit | Telegram๐—™๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€TikTok | Instagram | Facebook๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ @๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ

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