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Tarek Loubani is a Canadian doctor and humanitarian. He runs the Glia Project, which seeks to provide medical supplies to impoverished locations, and invented a low-cost stethoscope in 2015. He serves as an assistant professor at the University of Western Ontario and works in emergency rooms.

In 2013, along with filmmaker John Greyson, he was arbitrarily arrested and spent seven weeks in Egypt's Tora Prison without charges.

Biography

Loubani was born in Palestine. He is the son of Mahmoud Loubani, who works at a medical clinic in New Brunswick. When he was nine years old, his family immigrated to Bathurst, New Brunswick as refugees. He attended high school in Bathurst before studying medicine at Dalhousie University and the University of Western Ontario.

Loubani began serving as an assistant professor at the University of Western Ontario in 2010.

References

1. "Canadian doctor makes stethoscope with 3D printer to deal with Gaza shortage". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
2. ^ Logan, Nick. "Who are John Greyson and Tarek Loubani?". Global News. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
3. "Greyson, Loubani return to Canada after release in Egypt". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
4. ^ Logan, Nick. "Father of Canadian detained in Egypt proud of son's humanitarian work". Global News. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
5. nurun.com. "Why I interrupted the minister". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2016-06-15.

• Canadian physicians
• Palestinian emigrants to Canada
• Palestinian refugees
• Canadian humanitarians
• University of Western Ontario alumni