Our next meeting will be at 2pm on Tuesday, 16th June at the home of Helen Blake.

We will be discussing Walking Free by Munjed Al Muderis, a refugee from Iraq who as become a pioneering orthopaedic surgeon. An incredible and personal account of a person who must flee their own country. All welcome.

Click this link to go to a video and article “The astonishing journey of surgeon Munjed Al Muderis” in the Sydney Morning Herald, September 20, 2014.

“He refused a decree by Saddam Hussein to amputate the ears of Iraqi draft evaders, and wound up on a rickety boat to Australia. Now Dr Munjed Al Muderis is a pioneering surgeon giving amputees the ability to walk.”

Click this link to go to the author’s own website: Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis.

Click this link to learn more about the Book Club.