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Religion, War – no bar to Organ Donation |
In the midst of all conflicts in the Middle East between the Palestinian and the Israelis, there are still acts of such generosity of spirit that it renews one’s faith in Humanity. One such act happened on June 5, 2001 when the family of Mazen Julani, a 33 year ole pharmacists traditionally from Arab east Jerusalem consented to organ donation. “Islam does not forbid donating organs to save another’s life” said Lulti Julani, “so I donated the organs to save the life of others no matter if they were Jews, Christians, or Muslims even though my son was killed by a Jewish settlers bullet. Mazen Julani’s organs went to four Jews and an Arab. On April 4, 2002 the situation was reversed when a Palestinian woman, Aisha Abu Said, 54, received he kidneys of an Israeli victim of a Palestinian suicide bomber. Kader Siad, Alisha Said’s son, told the press that he had not been aware that theorgan donr had been a victim of a Palestinian suicide bomber. He said that the family of the victim deserved better and he hoped that they thought his thanks were sincere.
How to cite this article: - Shroff S, Navin S. Religion, War – no bar to Organ Donation. Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. IV Issue NO.13. Oct 2002 - Feb 2003
How to cite this URL: - Shroff S, Navin S. Religion, War – no bar to Organ Donation. Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. IV Issue NO.13. Oct 2002 - Feb 2003. Available at: https://www.itnnews.co.in/indian-transplant-newsletter/issue13/IN-THE-NEWS-INTERNATIONAL-283.htm ![]() |