My World: Don't risk it...

[fahim mohammed]

A few months back the Women's Breast Cancer Foundation in Saudi Arabia ( in association with similar organizations across the world, especially Australia ) held an event to raise awareness and charitable donations of and for this medical condition.

The event was organized by females from across Saudi Arabia.

The Emblem of the Women's Breast Cancer Organization of Australia was chosen as the official insignia for this event.

Following is an iPhone photo of the emblem formed by around 10,000 female participants.

This ' human ' emblem formation has been officially recorded in the ' Guinness book of records ' as the largest of its kind to date.

 

[James Lemon]

A few months back the Women's Breast Cancer Foundation in Saudi Arabia ( in association with similar organizations across the world, especially Australia ) held an event to raise awareness and charitable donations of and for this medical condition.

The event was organized by females from across Saudi Arabia.

The Emblem of the Women's Breast Cancer Organization of Australia was chosen as the official insignia for this event.

Following is an iPhone photo of the emblem formed by around 10,000 female participants.

This ' human ' emblem formation has been officially recorded in the ' Guinness book of records ' as the largest of its kind to date.

You did well capturing this vast arrangement Fahim. Although I am troubled by the fact that there has been so much money spent on searching for a cure but yet none has been found after many years of research.

 

[Asher Kelman]

You did well capturing this vast arrangement Fahim. Although I am troubled by the fact that there has been so much money spent on searching for a cure but yet none has been found after many years of research.

But there have been millions cured of breast cancer already!

Asking for a cure for breast cancer is like asking for a cure for fires. Most places have fire departments to put out fires and most cancers too, if caught early are cured too.

We now need to be able to control fires that were neglected or that already consume vast areas.

The inherent danger of being able to cure all cancers is that we may end up knowing too much.

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Fahim,

This is remarkable and a great achievement that goes way beyond its straightforward meaning of championing a cure for cancer. It also allows a mass demonstration unheard of in a conservative country. Under this guise it has also, no doubt strengthened the resolve of women to have an equal footing in society. This, no doubt, will encourage women to fight for even more.

In a conservative culture, things have to change slowly, but the extraordinary advances in the education of women all the way to university levels, has created a new force that will help push the boundaries in their favor.

It is gratifying then to see a picture of thousands of Saudi women being able to celebrate with their sisters in this graphic but very safe and laudable manner.

Bravo Saudi women!

Asher

 

[fahim mohammed]

James, Asher...thank you for visiting this thread.

Indeed, early detection in breast cancer patients can be treated. Considerable progress has, and is being
made to cure the ' fires ' as Asher mentioned.

We have here a high number of very talented female specialists in the various fields of medicine.
I picked one, that is a member at one of the medical facilities to which one of my family member belongs.

Women in Medicine

Regards.

 

[Asher Kelman]

James, Asher...thank you for visiting this thread.

Indeed, early detection in breast cancer patients can be treated. Considerable progress has, and is being
made to cure the ' fires ' as Asher mentioned.

We have here a high number of very talented female specialists in the various fields of medicine.
I picked one, that is a member at one of the medical facilities to which one of my family member belongs.

Women in Medicine

Regards.

It's quite fitting that Riyadh should host such modern medical services for its people. What about the guest workers? Anyway, it's now the full circle. There was a time when folk looked to Bagdad and Constantinople and Alexandria for the top physicians. All the Western medical schools derive from that base, often through Jewish physicians of the Muslim courts that travelled deeper into Europe than medieval Portugal and Spain. The first European Medical School was set up in Italy by one such Arabic speaking Jewish physician and within 100 years, Jews were banned from even entering that university, LOL. It took little time before the Europeans thought they had invented everything themselves and then looked down on the strange tribal folk from the old Ottoman Empire!

When I see the thousands of women in your picture posing together for a a celebration of the fight against breast cancer, I am filled with pride to see such a large emancipation from preventable suffering in our lifetime.

The next battle is to come to grips with over supply of population and under distribution of resources. Education can go a long way to solve these problems, but if education all over the world goes faster than employment opportunities, all progress will be lost to anger and violence.

Where countries are strapped for economic resources and cash, early education only serves to disrupt a simpler and harsher village way of life and young men leave the restraints of the village, to come to the towns able to write but not able to get employment and get very angry!

Still, what you show me gives us hope. Perhaps some of these women will help influence change abroad too.

Asher

 

[fahim mohammed]

Asher..Less than 1 generation. I remember Ayesha and I discussing if we could afford education for my kids.

A home? Healthcare? Water? Electricity? I was growing up, i did not have any of these.
Hardly any cars.

I am talking about 1962!! Think what the West had? Countries in Asia?

Fridge? The first I saw a fridge was in a hospital!! I marveled at it. Cold to the touch inside.
Whether my mom and I could ever afford such a luxury.

1962 and onwards, the government undertook the most massive transformation of our country.

My children were born in hospitals.

About 22 years ago, I moved in my own house.

The one on the right is a consultant interventional radiologist. Current in North America researching, with 2 other specialists , Diagnostic imaging informatics and AI diagnosis of certain serious medical ailments.

The one the left...completing his 2nd year residency in Pediatrics. Target Specialization...Pediatric Neurology.

These are my kids. And I am still alive. Less than 1 generation. All for free.

Something we, as Saudis, should be and are rightly proud off.

The development continues today, and shall increase much faster from next year. The cabinet approved yesterday a visionary transformation of this country once again. Vision 2030.

Our children and grandchildren shall be the beneficiaries.