Izzeldin Abuelaish - Oslo Freedom Forum 2011

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Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish gives a heartfelt message of forgiveness, tolerance, and empowerment. The suffering in this world, he says, is manmade, and each person has the ability to speak out and challenge it. Having lost three daughters and one niece to an Israeli tank shell, Abuelaish could easily have become a hateful person. But he realizes the destruction hate always brings, calling it "a poison, a disease, a fire that eats the one who carries it." In response and to honor and give meaning to his daughters' and niece's death, Abuelaish established Daughters for Life, a foundation that provides education, health, and leadership courses, so that other girls can live out the dreams of his daughters.

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• transcending hate
• I shall not hate
• daughters for life

[TenzinLundrup]

I watched this video on the day when countries (Brazil, India, China, US) are stalling on climate change action and a US Senator (Inhofe) is cheering. Can't they see that the later we start the more expensive it will be. And on the day when US Presidential Candidate Gingrich called the Palestinians "invented" as if no one was living in Palestine before the Turks and British. And, he was a history professor! How can one be hopeful, in the face of such lack of integrity?

[carizmah9]

he is amazing, truly inspirational

[ShaktiLila]

What a Great Heart is in this wonderful man!