Artwork by Raquel Aparicio for NPR By: MALAKA GHARIB Source: NPR They were teenage brothers. They had big dreams to be doctors. But there was no way it could happen. They were living in the middle of the Iran-Iraq war, studying in classrooms set up in tents. “We thought we were forgotten,” says Kamiar … Continued
In this Oct. 13, 2016 file photo, Khaled Almilaji, who coordinated a campaign that vaccinated 1.4 million Syrian children and risked his life to provide medical care during the country’s civil war, stands for a portrait at Brown University in Providence, R.I. Almilaji says he won’t return to the United States to finish his studies … Continued
By Charles Davis attn It feels insufficient to say that children from Syria are suffering from “PTSD.” The oft-orphaned survivors of a horrible ongoing humanitarian crisis are, likely, experiencing post-traumatic stress, but these children of war have experienced more trauma — physical and emotional — than the medical professionals who care for them have ever seen: the shredded remains … Continued
We are thrilled to announce that tonight we raised almost 3M at #SAMS6NC Gala Dinner to support our medical relief work! pic.twitter.com/MHdPryCfl6 — SAMS (@sams_usa) February 19, 2017 BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer In an astonishing act of fundraising, Syrian Americans raised $3 million in just one hour at the 6th annual Syrian American Medical Society … Continued
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