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http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/10533243.html
http://www.marchforjustice.com/shock&awe.php
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/GRAPHIC_Images_of_suffering_death_on_0719.html
http://www.fromisraeltolebanon.org/
http://marwaheen.blogspot.com/
http://www.lebanonunderattack.com/

El Nadim Center from Egypt joins efforts with the Khiam Center 
to support the Victims of War (Sep 2, 2006 - Sep9, 2006) Read in Arabic

The KRC started a training seminar about the "After War Traumas" in the main office of the FollowUp Committee for the Support of the Lebanese Detainees in the Israeli Prisons to around 15 activists of the KRC in the domain of rehabilitation of victims of violence and torture under the directions of Dr. Magda Adly and Dr. Suzan Fayyad from El Nadim Center for Psychological Treatment and Rehabilitation.
The training seminar will continue till Thursday September 7, 2006 in which the Australian writer David Denborough, the author of "Trauma" participated in the first session of this seminar.
The aim of this seminar is to train the team work specialized in confronting the traumas, the shocks and the results of the Israeli brutal attack had caused.

First, a welcoming statement from Mr. Safa evaluating the valuable El Nadim's solidarity contribution.
Then, Dr. Magda Adly had a statement in the name of El Nadim Center and on behalf all the Egyptian people, the families, the children, the mothers and all who considered that what was happening in Lebanon was as if taking place in Egypt, expressing the feelings of sympathy and support of the Egyptians towards the resisting Lebanese people sending their regards and admiration towards the resistance's victory, where many had wished if he/she could come to contribute in even removing the dust and the rubbles in the South and Beirut Southern Suburb.
Dr. Adly said that the discussions in the After War Traumas is very essential in assisting the victims of war who need a vast social intervention from schools, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Social Affairs. Dr. Adly assured that El Nadim center wanted to cooperate with Khiam Center which played and still is an important special role.

Then, Dr. Suzan Fayyad talked about trauma describing it a sudden surprising act, strong, stronger than our capabilities and not familiar. It is cruel and have the ability to threat life, it causes confusion and extreme horror, meaning that it is out of the normal traditional by nature experience which is supposed to start from childhood such as "nature disasters, rape, etc..".

The reactions resulting from a trauma would be either on the spot which disappear after a little while or it persist and continue having late psychological effects. The reactions differ from one person to another:

• Experiences since childhood

• Age difference (baby, child, teenager, adult)

• Gender

• Time of trauma

• Severity of trauma

An open discussion followed where the trainers spoke about their experiences about war trauma.

El Nadim center used the brainstorm tool with the trainers to discuss the reasons and types of worrying suggesting preliminary treatment methods for the children through listening, story narrating, relaxing by music and drawing and trying to integrate the local activities with school teachers and other organizations.

El Nadim center also joined the efforts with the Khiam Center medical team on Sunday and Monday visiting Aita El Shaab, El Mansoury, Majdal Zoun, El Hinniyyeh, Seddekeen, Zebkeen and Jbal El Botom, where patients were examined and given free medications.

The Egyptian delegation visited also the families of the martyrs and victims of war in these villages listening to the suffering of a number of survivors from the families of the martyrs and the returning people to their villages where discussion group circles were formed and El Nadim doctors gave psychological and medical instructions as well as some medications for the trauma cases and depression.

The delegation whose solidarity visit continues till the coming Saturday, saluted the resistance and the civilians.

September 5. 2006

N.B.: Today was very special because we knew from the colleagues at El Nadim from Egypt that today is Dr. Suzan's Birthday. It was a nice little surprise for her arranged by Hind.