As soon as I entered the Unitarian Church on Thursday I was told they needed more chairs. I brought the chairs to the room where Dr. Ismail Mehr was presenting on his experience with the Islamic Medical Association of North America, which was overflowing with about 75 people. I took a seat at the doorway and watched him speak.
When I heard Dr. Mehr talk about the suffering and destruction that he witnessed I felt completely devastated. I think the almost everyone in the room was as well. Today I recorded Dr. Mehr talk about his experience in Palestine, click the links below to hear it.
Intro, medical situation in Gaza, effects of the embargo on medical care, children in Palestine Part 1 (ogg) - Part 1 (mp3)
Getting into Gaza, Egypt and Palestine, the effect of war on Gaza, white phosphorous Part 2 (ogg) - Part 2 (mp3)
Leaving Gaza, ways to help, AMMG's future plans Part 3 (ogg) - Part 3 (mp3)
For more information, check out Islamic Medical Association of North America's website as well as the American Medical Mission to Gaza Blog . Dr. Mehr will be presenting twice more in the Rochester area in the near future. Tuesday, March 24, 6:30pm in Brockport. and Friday March 27th, 5:30pm at the U of R.
