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With her husband, Francis Khoo, and some friends, Ang helped to form the British charity, Medical Aid for Palestinians,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.sma.org.sg/sma_news/3810/Feature.pdf|title=Dr Ang Swee Chai - Surgeon With A Mission|last=Dr Toh Han Chong, Editor and A/Prof Paul Ananth Tambyah|publisher=Singapore Medical Association|year=2006|isbn=|location=Singapore|pages=10}}</ref> following the 1982 massacres. In 1987, President [[Yasser Arafat]] awarded Ang the [[Star of Palestine]], the highest award for service to the Palestinian people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/11/02/palestinian-plight-not-a-religious-issue-but-a-humanitarian-one-says-social-activist/|title=Palestinian plight not a religious issue but a humanitarian one, says social activist|website=The Star Online|last=Bedi|first=Rashvinjeet S.|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> |
With her husband, Francis Khoo, and some friends, Ang helped to form the British charity, Medical Aid for Palestinians,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.sma.org.sg/sma_news/3810/Feature.pdf|title=Dr Ang Swee Chai - Surgeon With A Mission|last=Dr Toh Han Chong, Editor and A/Prof Paul Ananth Tambyah|publisher=Singapore Medical Association|year=2006|isbn=|location=Singapore|pages=10}}</ref> following the 1982 massacres. In 1987, President [[Yasser Arafat]] awarded Ang the [[Star of Palestine]], the highest award for service to the Palestinian people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/11/02/palestinian-plight-not-a-religious-issue-but-a-humanitarian-one-says-social-activist/|title=Palestinian plight not a religious issue but a humanitarian one, says social activist|website=The Star Online|last=Bedi|first=Rashvinjeet S.|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> |
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Ang Swee Chai wrote a book on her experience, ''[[From Beirut to Jerusalem: A Woman Surgeon with the Palestinians]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |title= Book reviews : From Beirut to Jerusalem By SWEE CHAI ANG (London, Grafton Books, 1989)|first=Nancy |last=Murray|date=January 1, 1990 |journal= Race & Class|doi=10.1177/030639689003100307}}</ref> |
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Ang Swee Chai | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 75–76)[1] |
| Citizenship | British, Singaporean[2] |
Ang Swee Chai is an orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians. She was a witness to the Sabra-Shatila during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982.[3] She and two other hospital staff testified to Israeli Kahan Commission on the Sabra and Shatila massacre on September 1982.[4]
With her husband, Francis Khoo, and some friends, Ang helped to form the British charity, Medical Aid for Palestinians,[5] following the 1982 massacres. In 1987, President Yasser Arafat awarded Ang the Star of Palestine, the highest award for service to the Palestinian people.[6]
Publications
Ang Swee Chai wrote a book on her experience, From Beirut to Jerusalem: A Woman Surgeon with the Palestinians.[7]
References
- ^ "Ang Swee Chai /Singapore Women's Hall of Fame". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Re-entry issue for Singaporean with UK passport". The Straits Times. Singapore. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Syed Mohd Khair, Syed Ahmad Fathi (21 June 2019). "Ang Swee Chai – From Christian Zionist to Palestinian Activist – Book Review". theindependentinsight.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Farrell, William E.; Times, Special to The New York (2 November 1982). "Doctors Testify About Massacre". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Dr Toh Han Chong, Editor and A/Prof Paul Ananth Tambyah (2006). Dr Ang Swee Chai - Surgeon With A Mission (PDF). Singapore: Singapore Medical Association. p. 10.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Bedi, Rashvinjeet S. "Palestinian plight not a religious issue but a humanitarian one, says social activist". The Star Online. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Murray, Nancy (1 January 1990). "Book reviews : From Beirut to Jerusalem By SWEE CHAI ANG (London, Grafton Books, 1989)". Race & Class. doi:10.1177/030639689003100307.
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