Doctor and author Izzeldin Abuelaish will speak at Hannaford Lecture Hall in Portland Thursday. Abuelaish is the author of “I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity.” The book tells the story of his three daughters’ deaths by Israeli fire and chronicles daily life in the Gaza Strip.
The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and there is a suggested donation of $10. All proceeds will go to Daughters for Life, a foundation started by Abuelaish to promote education for women and girls in the Middle East.
It is sponsored by Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights and the USM honors program, among others. It will be preceded at 6:00 p.m. by a reception and book signing.