Jun 14
Building Bridges Between Bedouin Tradition and Israeli Society
Newton, Massachusetts
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Co-Sponsor
Presentation
Date
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location
Reisman Hall
385 Ward Street
Newton, Massachusetts
Light breakfast will be served. Dietary laws observed. Admission is free.
RSVP
R.S.V.P. to Dana Ben-Benyamin at [email protected] or 646-452-3702.
Dr. Rania Okby, one of BGU’s first female Bedouin students, graduated from the Goldman Medical School in 2004 with the help of an outreach program offered by BGU’s Robert H. Arnow Center for Bedouin Studies and Development. She received her degree in obstetrics and gynecology and found it to be beneficial to Bedouin society by not only providing medical assistance, but being a positive role model in her community. Dr. Okby is currently completing her fellowship in maternal fetal medicine in Toronto. She represents the convergence of two worlds: ancient Bedouin tradition and modern Israeli society.