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This lecture offers a space for dialogue on identity, integration, and gender relations, highlighting the experiences of Arab professionals working in obstetrics and gynecology in Germany. It explores how these experiences shed light on the diversity and social transformations within migrant communities. Three Arab obstetricians and gynecologists from different generations will share their professional journeys and personal insights. They will discuss the challenges of navigating cultural norms, balancing Arab traditions with the expectations of German society, and rethinking medical practice in a multicultural and multi-voiced environment.
About the Speakers
Dr.Hamid Fadlalla
A physician and human rights activist. Founding member of the Organization for Human Rights in Arab States (OMRAS)—Germany; member of the Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought (Berlin); and former member of both the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees of the Arab Organization for Human Rights—Cairo. He is also a writer and short-story author, with writings focused on issues of migration and integration in German society. He recently published a book in German reflecting on his experiences as a gynecologist, titled Ein Sudanesischer Berliner Gynäkologe am Lietzensee (“A Sudanese Berlin Gynecologist at Lietzensee”).
Dr. Mohammed Gamal Ibrahim
Consultant in IVF and infertility treatment at the Kinderwunschzentrum am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. He holds a master’s degree in obstetrics and gynecology from Zagazig University and earned his PhD from Charité University in Berlin, specializing in endometriosis. He serves as a lecturer and international reviewer at numerous local and international conferences and has received multiple international scientific awards in the field of endometriosis. He has also published extensively in leading international medical journals.
Dr. Mohammed Gamal Ibrahim is additionally the head of the Medical Committee of the German Egyptian Social & Scientific Relationships Association (GESR e.V.).
Dr. Najat Abdul Samad—Syrian-German physician and novelist
A gynecologist and specialist in obstetrics and gynecological surgery with three decades of experience, gained through her clinical practice in Syria and later in Germany. She leads and presents workshops and seminars on women’s health awareness in Syria, Germany, and EU countries. She has authored several novels, including No Water to Quench Her Thrist, The Pendulum Thread, and Orphans of the Mountains, in which the influence of medicine on her professional and human experience is reflected.
Moderator: Dr. Amany Alsiefy (Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought)
Language: Arabic
Date: December 10, at 7:00 PM via Zoom.