Omar Ferwana Explained
Omar Saleh Omar Ferwana (Arabic: عمر فروانة; 7 February 1956 – 15 October 2023) was a Palestinian gynaecologist and researcher. He worked as a dean and assistant professor at Islamic University of Gaza, Faculty of Medicine.
Biography
Ferwana was born in Sabra, Gaza on 7 February 1956. He was educated at Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1982, then he specialized in obstetrics and gynecology.[1] He obtained his PhD in physiology from University of Leeds. He was a member of the board of directors of the Patient's Friends Society-Gaza.[2]
On 17 December 1992, he was expelled by Israel along with 414 other leading figures of Hamas and Islamic Jihad to Marj al-Zohour in southern Lebanon, beyond the Israeli Security Zone.[3] [4] Ferwana was there in charge of the medical committee, and he ran the clinic there.[5]
It is noteworthy that his father is the Palestinian poet Saleh Omar Ferwana (Arabic: صالح عمر فراونة; 1936 – 10 March 2013).[6] He published a diwan entitled “Mufradāt Filasṭīnīyah” (Arabic: مفردات فلسطينية) in 2004, and the second part in 2011.[7]
On 15 October 2023, he, his wife, children, and grandchildren were killed during an airstrike attack fired by Israeli Air Force on his home located in Tel al-Hawa, southwest of Gaza City, during the Israeli response to Hamas attack on Israel.[8] [9]
Notes and References
- Web site: عمر فروانة: أستاذ مساعد علم وظائف الأعضاء . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015180220/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:IRx9FIZ-ANYJ:site.iugaza.edu.ps/oferwana/&hl=ar&gl=ps . 15 October 2023 . 15 October 2023 . . ar.
- Web site: 3 May 2012 . جمعية أصدقاء المريض: استرجعنا أموال المرضى بالقانون . live . 15 October 2023 . moi.gov.ps . ar . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016193914/https://moi.gov.ps/home/post/15387 .
- News: Clyde Haberman . 400 Arabs Ousted by Israel Are Mired in Frozen Limbo . New York Times . 19 December 1992 . 15 October 2023 . 15 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415193454/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/19/world/400-arabs-ousted-by-israel-are-mired-in-frozen-limbo.html . live .
- Web site: 17 December 2022 . 30 عامًا على الإبعاد إلى مرج الزهور.. . 15 October 2023 . Al-Aqsa voice . ar . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016194320/https://alaqsavoice.ps/print/212969 . live .
- Book: Al-Borini, Hosni . مرج الزهور: محطة في تاريخ الحركة الإسلامية في فلسطين . Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations . 2012 . 978-9953-500-73-7 . 1st . 147 . ar.
- Web site: 10 March 2013 . غزة- عميد عائلة فروانة الحاج صالح عمر فروانة في ذمة الله . 15 October 2023 . Elagha . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016194442/https://elagha.net/9194 . live .
- Web site: Al-Arawi . Muhannad . 27 March 2011 . "مفردات فلسطينية" لصالح فروانة - ديوان العرب . 15 October 2023 . Diwan Al-Arab . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016194522/https://diwanalarab.com/%D9%85%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9 . live .
- Web site: 15 October 2023 . Al-Qassams media figures family killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza . 15 October 2023 . . en . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016194813/https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/728291/lbci-lebanon-articles/en . live .
- Web site: 15 October 2023 . تحديث: اغتيال الدكتور عمر فروانة وأسرته . 15 October 2023 . Hadarat - For Political & Strategic Studies . ar . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016195424/https://hadarat.net/post/51973/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AB:-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%87 . live .
