On Thursday 07 May 2020 RR hosted the 8th episode of virtual talks on its Facebook page. The talk was about the “Health of Mouth and Teeth during the Quarantine Period”, and it was delivered by Dr Bilal Sabbagh, a Doctor of Dental Surgery in the UK. In his presentation, Dr Sabbagh talked about the required steps for maintaining healthy teeth and gums.
On Wednesday 29 April 2020 RR hosted the 7th episode of virtual talks on its Facebook page. The talk was about back and spin pain, and it was delivered by Mr Ammar Sawaf, a COPA Practitioner at CT Clinic Manchester. In his presentation, Mr. Sawaf spoke about how to avid pain in general and backbone pain in particular.
On Wednesday 22 April 2020, RR hosted the 6th episode of virtual talks on its Facebook page. The Talk was entitled “Raising Awareness about Breast Related Illnesses” and it was delivered by Dr Hazem Khout, a Consultant Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon at the NHS.
On Saturday 18 April 2020 at 7pm, RR hosted the 4th episode of virtual talks on its Facebook page. The Talk was about understanding "Wellness & Mental Health" Issues and it was delivered by Dr Mustafa Alachkar, a Consultant Psychiatrist at the NHS.
On Wednesday 15 April 2020 at 7pm we hosted the 3rd episode of virtual talks on our Facebook page. The talk was about “Bullying in Schools” and it was delivered by Mr Ahmad Mujahed Nayef, a computer science and design technology teacher in the UK.
On Thursday 9 April 2020 at 6pm we hosted the 2nd episode of virtual talks on our Facebook page. The talk was about “Family Life during Covid-19 Crisis” and it was delivered by Dr Mamoun Mobayed, a Consultant Psychiatrist based in Qatar. Dr Mamoun talked about how families could handle the crisis socially and financially.
On Thursday 02 April 2020 at 7pm, we hosted the first series of virtual live talks on our Facebook page. The first talk was about “COVID-19 Pandemic” and it was delivered by Dr Ammar Darwish, a Staff Surgeon at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). In his talk, Dr Ammar gave an introduction on COVID-19 and its causes and consequence.
On Friday 06/03/2020, Dr Moaz El Sayed, our Research and Advocacy Officer participated in the post-screening discussion of the moving documentary “We Are Not Princesses”. The film follows a grouping of Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut, who come together to tell their stories of loss, love, hope and pain through the ancient Greek myth Antigone.
Rethink Rebuild Society is pleased to learn that Manchester-based Syrian refugee Mrs Amina Khoulani won the 2020 International Women of Courage Award by the U.S. Department of State along with 11 extraordinary women from all over the world. The award ceremony was hosted by the US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at the Department of State on Wednesday 04 March 2020.
On Sunday 1st March Rethink Rebuild Society presented "Blinded by the Light", the 2019 musical comedy directed by Gurinder Chadha. The film is adapted from the memoir by journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and follows 16 year old Javed, growing up in 1987 in Luton.