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07-04-05, 06:44 PM
Well she's 68, and seemingly going strong. People have been known to make their shahada in their 80s, so we still have hope inshaAllah.
I saw nothing in Dr Calder to suggest that she's about to leave Gaza and live a comfortable life back in Australia. Her heart truly belongs to the disabled, mashaAllah.
During this interview we saw Dr Calder's daily routine, from the way she cared for her adopted children [one had severe Cerebal Palsy] to the way she would accompany this blind Palestinian girl in her daily work [the blind girl, mashaAllah, is her translator and has just completed her MA!]
Dr Calder has done so much, and yet she still perseveres, still goes through the gauntlet of endless check-points and so on, and -- from what I saw -- maintained her composure at all times.
As a footnote, for those interested, Dr Calder was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia for her humanitarian work among the disabled and disadvantaged.
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