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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 ] in 2015.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/dr-tarek-loubani-uses-3d-printer-to-overcome-gaza-stethoscope-shortage-1.3222052|title=Canadian doctor makes stethoscope with 3D printer to deal with Gaza shortage|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/doctor-tarek-loubani-in-gaza-working-to-produce-medical-industrys-best-stethoscope-for-30-cents-10458076.html|title=A doctor in Gaza producing an industry leading 3D printed stethoscope of 30 cents|date=2015-08-16|website=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/3d-printed-stethoscope-gaza|title=Meet the doctor bringing cheap, 3D printed medical devices to Gaza|last=Clark|first=Liat|website=WIRED UK|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.slashdot.org/story/15/08/23/2147242/interviews-dr-tarek-loubani-answers-your-questions|title=Interviews: Dr. Tarek Loubani Answers Your Questions - Slashdot|website=science.slashdot.org|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.671241|title=Gaza Doctor Invents Stethoscope Which Is 'Better Than World's Best' but Costs Only 30 Cents|last=Haaretz|date=2015-08-15|newspaper=Haaretz|language=en|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-3d-printed-stethoscope-head-costs-5-outperforms-200-competitors|title=This 3D-Printed Stethoscope Costs $5, Outperforms $200 Competitors|website=Motherboard|language=en-us|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> He serves as an assistant professor at the ] and works in emergency rooms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/789967/who-are-john-greyson-and-tarek-loubani/|title=Who are John Greyson and Tarek Loubani?|last=Logan|first=Nick|website=Global News|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> | '''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 ] in 2015.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/dr-tarek-loubani-uses-3d-printer-to-overcome-gaza-stethoscope-shortage-1.3222052|title=Canadian doctor makes stethoscope with 3D printer to deal with Gaza shortage|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/doctor-tarek-loubani-in-gaza-working-to-produce-medical-industrys-best-stethoscope-for-30-cents-10458076.html|title=A doctor in Gaza producing an industry leading 3D printed stethoscope of 30 cents|date=2015-08-16|website=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/3d-printed-stethoscope-gaza|title=Meet the doctor bringing cheap, 3D printed medical devices to Gaza|last=Clark|first=Liat|website=WIRED UK|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://science.slashdot.org/story/15/08/23/2147242/interviews-dr-tarek-loubani-answers-your-questions|title=Interviews: Dr. Tarek Loubani Answers Your Questions - Slashdot|website=science.slashdot.org|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.671241|title=Gaza Doctor Invents Stethoscope Which Is 'Better Than World's Best' but Costs Only 30 Cents|last=Haaretz|date=2015-08-15|newspaper=Haaretz|language=en|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-3d-printed-stethoscope-head-costs-5-outperforms-200-competitors|title=This 3D-Printed Stethoscope Costs $5, Outperforms $200 Competitors|website=Motherboard|language=en-us|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> He serves as an assistant professor at the ] and works in emergency rooms.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/789967/who-are-john-greyson-and-tarek-loubani/|title=Who are John Greyson and Tarek Loubani?|last=Logan|first=Nick|website=Global News|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> | ||
| In 2013, along with filmmaker ], he was arbitrarily arrested and spent seven weeks in ]'s ] without charges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/john-greyson-tarek-loubani-come-home-to-cheers-applause-1.1990680|title=Greyson, Loubani return to Canada after release in Egypt|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/relieved-doctor-recounts-harrowing-ordeal-in-egyptian-jail/article14824824/|title=‘Relieved’ Tarek Loubani recounts brutal jail stay as pair leaves Egypt|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/10/11/john_greyson_and_tarek_loubani_canadians_jailed_in_egypt_return_home.html|title=John Greyson and Tarek Loubani: Canadians jailed in Egypt return home {{!}} Toronto Star|website=thestar.com|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lfpress.com/2013/10/12/london-doctor-tarek-loubani-recalls-mistreatment-during-50-days-in-egyptian-prison|title=Q&A with Loubani and Greyson|last=nurun.com|website=The London Free Press|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tarek-loubani-john-greyson-on-egypt-arrest-full-statement-1.1872013|title=Jailed Canadians in Egypt recount day of arrest, imprisonment|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rabble.ca/toolkit/rabblepedia/canadian-doctor-tarek-loubani-and-filmmaker-john-greyson-arrested-cairo|title=Canadian doctor Tarek Loubani and filmmaker John Greyson, arrested in Cairo|website=rabble.ca|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/10/11/canadians_john_greyson_and_tarek_loubani_in_their_own_words.html|title=Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani in their own words {{!}} Toronto Star|website=thestar.com|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lfpress.com/2013/08/19/dr-tarek-loubani-and-toronto-filmmaker-john-greyson-have-been-detained-in-violence-torn-egypt|title=Profiles in courage|last=nurun.com|website=The London Free Press|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> | In 2013, along with filmmaker ], he was arbitrarily arrested and spent seven weeks in ]'s ] without charges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/john-greyson-tarek-loubani-come-home-to-cheers-applause-1.1990680|title=Greyson, Loubani return to Canada after release in Egypt|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/relieved-doctor-recounts-harrowing-ordeal-in-egyptian-jail/article14824824/|title=‘Relieved’ Tarek Loubani recounts brutal jail stay as pair leaves Egypt|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/10/11/john_greyson_and_tarek_loubani_canadians_jailed_in_egypt_return_home.html|title=John Greyson and Tarek Loubani: Canadians jailed in Egypt return home {{!}} Toronto Star|website=thestar.com|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lfpress.com/2013/10/12/london-doctor-tarek-loubani-recalls-mistreatment-during-50-days-in-egyptian-prison|title=Q&A with Loubani and Greyson|last=nurun.com|website=The London Free Press|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tarek-loubani-john-greyson-on-egypt-arrest-full-statement-1.1872013|title=Jailed Canadians in Egypt recount day of arrest, imprisonment|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rabble.ca/toolkit/rabblepedia/canadian-doctor-tarek-loubani-and-filmmaker-john-greyson-arrested-cairo|title=Canadian doctor Tarek Loubani and filmmaker John Greyson, arrested in Cairo|website=rabble.ca|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/10/11/canadians_john_greyson_and_tarek_loubani_in_their_own_words.html|title=Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani in their own words {{!}} Toronto Star|website=thestar.com|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lfpress.com/2013/08/19/dr-tarek-loubani-and-toronto-filmmaker-john-greyson-have-been-detained-in-violence-torn-egypt|title=Profiles in courage|last=nurun.com|website=The London Free Press|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> In 2018 he was shot in the leg while in the ] providing medical care.<ref>{{cite news|title=London, Ont., physician Tarek Loubani shot in leg near Gaza border {{!}} CBC News|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/tarek-loubani-shot-gaza-1.4663694|accessdate=15 May 2018|work=CBC}}</ref> | ||
| == Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Revision as of 19:51, 15 May 2018
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. In 2018 he was shot in the leg while in the Gaza strip providing medical care.
Early life and education
Loubani was born in Kuwait and lived in Palestine as a child. 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.
Career
Loubani began serving as an assistant professor at the University of Western Ontario in 2010.
In April 2018, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance awarded Loubani with their annual teaching excellence award.
Humanitarian work
In 2015, Loubani designed a low-cost stethoscope which could be made for $2.50 using a 3D printer. He runs the Glia Project, which seeks to provide medical supplies to impoverished areas and has created designs for 3D printable surgical tools such as needle drivers and pulse oximeters.
Detainment in Egypt
On August 15, 2013, Loubani and Greyson arrived in Egypt, intending to travel to Gaza. On August 16, they were arrested and detained in Tora Prison, where they spent weeks without charges and were subjected to physical violence and harsh conditions.
References
- ^ "Canadian doctor makes stethoscope with 3D printer to deal with Gaza shortage". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "A doctor in Gaza producing an industry leading 3D printed stethoscope of 30 cents". The Independent. 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- Clark, Liat. "Meet the doctor bringing cheap, 3D printed medical devices to Gaza". WIRED UK. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "Interviews: Dr. Tarek Loubani Answers Your Questions - Slashdot". science.slashdot.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- Haaretz (2015-08-15). "Gaza Doctor Invents Stethoscope Which Is 'Better Than World's Best' but Costs Only 30 Cents". Haaretz. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "This 3D-Printed Stethoscope Costs $5, Outperforms $200 Competitors". Motherboard. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ Logan, Nick. "Who are John Greyson and Tarek Loubani?". Global News. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "Greyson, Loubani return to Canada after release in Egypt". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "'Relieved' Tarek Loubani recounts brutal jail stay as pair leaves Egypt". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "John Greyson and Tarek Loubani: Canadians jailed in Egypt return home | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- nurun.com. "Q&A with Loubani and Greyson". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "Jailed Canadians in Egypt recount day of arrest, imprisonment". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "Canadian doctor Tarek Loubani and filmmaker John Greyson, arrested in Cairo". rabble.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani in their own words | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- nurun.com. "Profiles in courage". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "London, Ont., physician Tarek Loubani shot in leg near Gaza border | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Logan, Nick. "Father of Canadian detained in Egypt proud of son's humanitarian work". Global News. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- nurun.com. "Why I interrupted the minister". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- https://www.ousa.ca/blog_teaching_awards_2018
- Kingsley, Patrick (2013-10-11). "Canadian pair describe 'shared trauma' of ordeal in Egyptian prison". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- "John Greyson and Tarek Loubani: Egypt extends Canadians' detention another 45 days | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.