In a new international recognition of his medical, academic and humanitarian career, Professor Abdallah Raweh received the “Golden Knight Award – Communication Award” as part of the International Grand Prize of Venice – Golden Lion (Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia – Leone d’Oro), during an
During the 1950s and 1960s, as a young man, I had the pleasure of attending the old Khedivial Opera House to watch magnificent performances of Chinese folk arts. I also attended, on two occasions, ballet performances by what I consider the greatest ballet company in the world, the Russian Bolshoi Ballet. These were performances of
In medicine, we learn early that when a human being stands between life and death, many of the things that divide the world outside the operating room simply disappear. Nationality, language, borders and political differences no longer matter. A patient enters the operating theatre with only one identity: a human being who needs someone to
In the operating room, many of the things we consider deeply important in everyday life simply disappear. Nationality, language, colour, religion, and social status all fade into the background. What remains before the physician is a human being in need of another chance at life.
When the heart is diseased, the surgeon does not ask where
In a new medical and scientific achievement added to the distinguished record of Arab and international expertise, Professor Abdallah Raweh, the internationally renowned cardiac surgeon, has been awarded the Golden Lion for Medicine as part of the International Grand Prize of Venice, one of Europe’s most prominent awards honouring
