Lama Hassan and her field crew from ABC Nightline joined the mission for a few days this week to get an inside look at what we are up against. This video is very moving, and sometimes hard to watch, but it is why we are there, helping as much as we can. Our next mission...
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Visit to a prosthesis maker
This is one business that is, unfortunately, finding no lack of customers – of all ages.
The Darkest Places
This was written by one of the doctors that was on our mission- Khaled Issa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dan Brown-Inferno Bed no. 1: 18 months old girl with left lower leg amputated, scared Bed no. 2: young man with...
Syrians hide underground to escape struggle for control
By Ian Pannell, BBC News, Idlib province, northern Syria A small band of rebel fighters pointed towards a gaping hole in the ground in the middle of an orchard. “Sometimes families live there to keep safe,” I was told. We were in the north of Syria, on one of the country’s multitude of front lines,...
Home at last
I just got back from Jordan and working with the Syrian Refugees, and I reflect on this trip and feel the pain of all these people, a people that were so proud and strong, now being downgraded and feeling useless, and not being able to provide for their families – not being able to give them a comfortable...
Armenians in Syria
The following video was shared with Rita about the situation of Armenians in Syria. Thank you for sharing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please find below the link to my presentation in English at a public event in Birmingham, Michigan to raise funds for Armenians in the midst of the Syrian Civil War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjTwocLv1LE&feature=player_embedded The clip is 37 minutes long. I...
Going back to Aleppo
A couple of days ago I called my cousin in Turkey, Heyam, who has her sister and daughter staying with her from Aleppo. They had come about 3 months ago to help her with her cancer treatment and then the death of her husband. I was happy that they were there and out of Aleppo,...
Syria Update, October 6, 2012
Syria Update, October 6, 2012 (Institute of Middle Eastern, Islamic and Strategic Studies. By Sherifa Zuhur) Early death toll: 70 Friday’s revised death toll: More than 140 including 73 unarmed civilians For the fourth day, Turkey and Syria exchanged hostilities. The U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said this may lead to a broader war....
Syria Update, September 29, 2012
Syria Update, September 29, 2012 (Institute of Middle Eastern, Islamic and Strategic Studies. By Sherifa Zuhur) Death toll: More than 94 Friday’s revised death toll: More than 160 including 104 unarmed civilians. A report from Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) from Syria: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=6324&cat=voice-from-the-field Aleppo province: A major fire engulfed the medieval markets, a tourist...