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| '''Asaf Duraković''' (born May 16, 1940) is a ] physician and expert in ] and ].<ref></ref> He is also known for his poetry and verse. | |||
| '''Asaf Duraković''' (born 16 May 1940) is a Bosnian physician and expert in ] and ].<ref></ref><ref> During the communist regime in Croatia, where he lived at the time, he spoke about Croatia's need for freedom throughout the world. During the war in Croatia, he put all of his efforts in helping defend Croatia. His poetry, however, has been entirely devoted to his '''native Bosnia and Herzegovina'''. He has been an associate of the Croatian Literary Journal before and after the Croatian Spring Movement in 1971. He wrote several essays and books on Croatia's freedom...}}</ref><ref> {{quote|Dr Duraković is a Bosnian biomedical physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium.}}</ref> He is also known for his poetry and verse. | |||
| ⚫ | Duraković was born in ], ] and educated at the ] in ], ] where he earned both master's and doctoral degrees. During this time he worked at the ]. Afterwards he continued with post-doctoral work at ]. In 1968 he immigrated to Canada, where he attended ] in ].<ref></ref> He worked at the ], the ], and ] (UofR). He has been associated with the ''Croatian Literary Journal''.<ref></ref> Durakovic is the one of the co-founders of ] in Etobicoke, Toronto. Construction was over on June 23, 1973. Its mosque is the oldest in Toronto. The minaret is Osmani-style and its the oldest minaret in Ontario.<ref></ref> | ||
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| In 1990, Duraković was one of the founders of the Croatian Muslim Democratic Party, formed in Zagreb. | In 1990, Duraković was one of the founders of the Croatian Muslim Democratic Party, formed in Zagreb. | ||
| Dr. Duraković, a former U.S. army Colonel, was Chief of the Nuclear Sciences Division of the ] |
Dr. Duraković, a former U.S. army Colonel, was Chief of the Nuclear Sciences Division of the ] at the VA hospital in ], DE; he's been fired and blacklisted for refusing to discontinue his work on (medical problems of army Veterans caused by) ] and other kinds<ref><!-- NON-depleted: --> Asaf Durakovic, San Diego, HPS, 2003 <!-- retrieved 2013-03-20 --></ref> of WDU (Weapons Derived Uranium)<!-- there ought to be a wiki-page on WDU -->.<ref>DemocracyNow! - , January 30, 2003<!-- retrieved 2013-03-20 --></ref> To continue his work, he founded and is Medical Research Director of the Toronto-based ]. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of and contributor to the Croatian Medical Journal. | ||
| Duraković also founded the World Life Institute,<ref>http://www.worldlifeinstitute.org/</ref> an international non-profit humanitarian organization based in Orleans County, New York. | Duraković also founded the World Life Institute,<ref>http://www.worldlifeinstitute.org/</ref> an international non-profit humanitarian organization based in Orleans County, New York. | ||
| ==Works== | == Works == | ||
| ⚫ | === Poetry === | ||
| ⚫ | ===Poetry=== | ||
| *''Dark Sea-Weeds'' | *''Dark Sea-Weeds'' | ||
| *''Smoke and Mist'' | *''Smoke and Mist'' | ||
| *''Paths of Ahasver'' | *''Paths of Ahasver'' | ||
| ===Politics=== | === Politics === | ||
| *''From Bleiburg to Muslim Nation'' ( |
*''From Bleiburg to Muslim Nation'' (Vedrina, Toronto, 1972) | ||
| *''Status of |
*''Status of Moslim People in Croatian National Community'' (Vedrina, Toronto, 1973) | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Asaf Duraković (born May 16, 1940) is a Croatian physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium. He is also known for his poetry and verse.
Duraković was born in Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina and educated at the University of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia where he earned both master's and doctoral degrees. During this time he worked at the Ruđer Bošković Institute. Afterwards he continued with post-doctoral work at Oxford University. In 1968 he immigrated to Canada, where he attended McMaster University in Hamilton. He worked at the University of Toronto, the University of Washington, and University Of Rochester (UofR). He has been associated with the Croatian Literary Journal. Durakovic is the one of the co-founders of Croatian Islamic Centre in Etobicoke, Toronto. Construction was over on June 23, 1973. Its mosque is the oldest in Toronto. The minaret is Osmani-style and its the oldest minaret in Ontario.
In 1990, Duraković was one of the founders of the Croatian Muslim Democratic Party, formed in Zagreb.
Dr. Duraković, a former U.S. army Colonel, was Chief of the Nuclear Sciences Division of the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute at the VA hospital in Wilmington, DE; he's been fired and blacklisted for refusing to discontinue his work on (medical problems of army Veterans caused by) DU and other kinds of WDU (Weapons Derived Uranium). To continue his work, he founded and is Medical Research Director of the Toronto-based Uranium Medical Research Centre. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of and contributor to the Croatian Medical Journal.
Duraković also founded the World Life Institute, an international non-profit humanitarian organization based in Orleans County, New York.
Works
Poetry
- Dark Sea-Weeds
- Smoke and Mist
- Paths of Ahasver
Politics
- From Bleiburg to Muslim Nation (Vedrina, Toronto, 1972)
- Status of Moslim People in Croatian National Community (Vedrina, Toronto, 1973)
References
- Croatian mosque and Hadži Kerim Reis. H.A.
- Asaf Duraković, MD, PhD
- BH raja.ca - Toronto: "Hrvatska" džamija slavi 35 godina postojanja!, bhraja.com, June 24, 2008
- The Quantitative Analysis of Uranium Isotopes in the Urine of Civilians in Jalaabad, Afghanistan Asaf Durakovic, San Diego, HPS, 2003
- DemocracyNow! - Dr. Asaf Durakovic Gives a Rare Interview About Depleted Uranium in Iraq, January 30, 2003
- http://www.worldlifeinstitute.org/