Painted Post NY to Have Gaza Awareness Event

Dr. Ismail Mehr will present a talk with slides of his American Medical Mission Trip to Gaza on

Thursday May 7th
7pm at the
First Baptist Church in
Painted Post, NY

Dr. Ismail Mehr's presentation
~ “Gaza's Dilemma” ~ will cover the medical and humanitarian aspects of Gaza as it relates to the recent war & the effects of the 20 month embargo.

Dr. Mehr is a board certified anesthesiologist and Chairman of the Department at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell NY. He has been an active member of IMANA (Islamic Medical Association of North America) for the past 7 years and a member of the humanitarian medical relief committee.

Following the Gaza war last December and January, Dr. Mehr was called upon by IMANA to be the coordinator as well as team leader. Please join us to learn about Dr. Ismail Mehr's humanitarian medical relief work in Gaza, his first experience in a war torn region.

Before his trip to Gaza, Dr. Mehr was fortunate enough to go to Indonesia shortly following the devastating tsunami of December 2004. In addition, he traveled to northern Pakistan in October 2005, when an earthquake rocked the region. He was the team leader for the first IMANA relief team and oversaw the relief efforts for the next several months acting as the North American Coordinator.

Corning Vicinity Faith Communities,
Peaceful Gatherings and the
Southern Tier Interfaith Coalition
are sponsors of this event.