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  2. Human Library – Real Conversation With Real People
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Date

September 23, 2018

Event Timing

Location

Mohammed Bin Rashid Academic Medical Center, Al Maktoum Medical Library, Second Floor, Left Wing

Cost

Free

Human Library – Real Conversation With Real People

The Human Library™ works similar to a traditional library with volunteers acting as books to be checked out by readers. The Human Book and reader(s) may engage up to 15 minutes of conversation about the book’s experiences(s). Borrow a “Human Book” from a curated collection of life experiences and get to know the real story.

We welcome you to Discover, Share and Inspire.

Read A ‘HUMAN BOOK’

 

Name of Book About Book
Dr. Mohammed Nasaif

 

Dr. Mohammed Nasaif, a qualified emergency physician attended to numerous patients day in and out: till one day when he became a patient. Explore the view of doctor from a patient perspective who believes that caring is one of the main elements in Medicine, the rest will just follow

 

Title: “When the tables turned…”

 

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Isabel Sander Reeves Having spent more than 18 months inpatient with her child, she has seen the best and worst of medical practitioners, experienced the hardship of families with chronically ill family members, and felt the pain of loved one on the brink of death.

 

Title: “Medical miracles and more”

 

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Ahmed Majjan Ahmed Majjan is an Emirati inventor fondly known as “Emirati Edison”. One of his inventions, a “smart saddle” for racehorse training, contains solar-powered electronic devices that measure the heart rate of the animal being trained, the rider’s weight, a compass and a location tracker, a device to cool the animal’s body temperature during exercise in warm climates, and a hidden camera.

 

Title: “UAE Pioneer” 

 

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Arlene Maskariño When your loved one is in need, you offer everything that you have. She offered her Kidney.

Even though she is missing one kidney, she says that she could not have felt more whole. She feels empowered and accomplished. She feels she is the ‘light’.

 

Title: “Bulb”

 

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Nadin AlMaskari  Nadin loves art and also happens to have vitiligo .So she decided to use her skin as the canvas experimenting on different techniques such as photography, drawing & painting to enhance the beauty of her vitiligo so as to change perceptions & misconceptions about the disease

 

Title: Life’s journey with vitiligo

 

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Khalid Al Ameri
Do you want to know more about a person who quit his job to write and make videos about love, life and family? This book needs no further introduction!

 

Title: “Content Creator”

 

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Fatima Saleh Al Baluchi
From a social media account named “Imaginary Rider”, to an inspiring young female who rode a horse. Fatima’s journey with horses as an Educational Equestrian and Poetry Club member reflects the effect passion can have in our life. Meet Fatima and listen to her outstanding experience as an aspiring equestrian with determination.

 

Title: “Imaginary Rider”

 

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