Giving Up Is Not an Option: Memoirs of a Palestinian American - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Hani Q. Khoury, Patrick A. Gibby, Duane E. DavisPublish date:1/15/2022Pages:164
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Hani KhouryISBN-13:9798985430318UPC:9798985430318Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Education, MathematicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.468Product ID:SC1T8ZD68A
In his memoirs, Professor Hani Q. Khoury narrates the highlights of the complexities of his life and the events which have nurtured it. He was sentenced to an electric wheelchair at the age of 18 due to a progressive physical disorder. His story, like many others, is filled with challenges, setbacks, dreams, and, most importantly, hope. The juxtaposition of two very different cultural settings, Israeli-occupied Palestine, and the United States of America, will provide the reader with a deeper understanding of the meaning and implications of liberty and self-determination, both individually and collectively.
He tells the story of his departure from the long-disputed land in Palestine to a new world that has become for him a place of new beginnings and friendships, unforeseen challenges, and personal and professional accomplishments. Accompanied by his parents, he began his journey to freedom on August 12, 1983 when the plane from Amman, Jordan landed at JFK International Airport in New York City. His new life began that day in a country that is known for its freedoms and the rule of law. In this new world and with the help of new and advanced technologies, he was able to leave the past for a new and promising future. In his newly adopted country, Hani was able to obtain his higher education, form a family, gain employment as a professor of mathematics at the university level, and become a productive member of society. In this landscape of dreams that we call America, and previously in his homeland in Palestine, he has met many wonderful people from different faiths and backgrounds. Their unparalleled humanity and support have made it possible for him to live out the truth that "when and where there is a will, there is a way."Languages:EnglishPublisher:Hani KhouryISBN-13:9798985430318UPC:9798985430318Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Education, MathematicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.468Product ID:SC1T8ZD68A
Davis, Duane E.: - Dr. Hani Q. Khoury is a Professor of Mathematics. He is the founder of the department of Mathematics, Science, and Informatics at Mercer University's College of Professional Advancement, Georgia, USA, and served as its chair from 2006-2013. He was born in Nablus, Palestine in 1965 with a rare and progressive physical disorder known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a neuromuscular disease that sentenced him to an electric wheelchair at the age of 18. Despite his disability, he decided to come to America to complete his higher education. He earned an Associate of Arts degree in Mathematics and Science from Onondaga Community College in 1985, Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems and Information Science in 1987, a Master of Science in Computer Science in 1989, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education in 1995, all from Syracuse University, New York. In 1993, and based on academic excellence, campus leadership and community service, Dr. Khoury was honored by being selected as a Chancellor's Advisor at Syracuse University. Dr. Khoury has served on the American Friends Service Committee as a Third World Coalition committee member and a Disability Issues subcommittee member (1988-1994). Dr. Khoury has also served as Executive Director of the Mayor's Commission on Disability Issues for the city of Macon, Georgia (1999) and as a board member of the Macon Council on World Affairs (1998, 1999). Dr. Khoury is the recipient of two Excellence in Teaching awards at Mercer University, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Personal Achievement Awards for Central New York in1992, and for the entire State of Georgia in 1997. In 2008, Dr. Khoury was selected as a Governor's Teaching Fellow at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. In 2013, Dr. Khoury was nominated by his college to receive the highest teaching award at Mercer University: The Joe and Jean Hendricks excellence in teaching award. For his inspirational success story and good work being done to create a better world for everyone, he was awarded the 2019 High Achieving Arab American Individual award by the Alif Institute in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Khoury has written articles and has given presentations on the quest for justice and peace in the Middle East and on empowering people with disabilities. His academic interests focus on the philosophy of mathematics, international perspectives on education, and the link between mathematics and political thought.
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