Al Fakhoora awards the Furkan Dogan scholarship for Medicine to 11 students in Gaza
Furkan Dogan was a 19 year-old Turkish man, on board the Turkish ship that sailed out to break the blockade on Gaza in May 2010; the ‘Mavi Marmara’.
Dogan possessed US citizenship, yet was shot dead when the Israeli forces raided the ship, killing a further eight passengers. Dogan wanted to study medicine and it is in honor of his dream to become a doctor that the scholarship was named after him, according to Farooq Burney, Al Fakhoora Director.
Ihab Saleh is one of the recipients of the scholarship. He scored 99.1 per cent in his Tawjeehi exams; the fourth highest score across Gaza for the official high school exams. He has been accepted at the Islamic University of Gaza.
“Since I was a child I always loved the way one holds a scalpel. I hope to become a surgeon and have my eyes set on neurosurgery at Cambridge University in the UK.”
Another lucky recipient is Maysoon Al Haindawi, who scored an incredible 98.2 per cent in her final exams.
“I am not only honored to receive the Fakhoora scholarship, but I also feel a responsibility to carry out Furkan Dogan’s dream and make sure his nobility is never forgotten.”
Maysoon, who was always referred to as ‘the doctor’ in her family, was also accepted at the Islamic University of Gaza and hopes to specialize in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Al Fakhoora recently completed the reconstruction and full refurbishment of two science labs at the Islamic University of Gaza, which means our very own students too will benefit from new and improved facilities and a far better educational experience.
Yousef Ahmed Ghazali, another excited recipient, plans to specialize in Urology:
“The new facilities and the overall attempts to ensure we have access to better education will create healthy competition amongst students and definitely encourages everyone to achieve the best that they can.”
