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Zaher Sahloul

Zaher Sahloul

Dr. Zaher Sahloul is a Syrian-American critical care specialist from Chicago. He is the president of MedGlobal, an organization that provides health care in disaster regions, and the founder of the American Relief Coalition for Syria and Syria Faith Initiative.

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I Believed I Had Seen the Worst Humanity Could Inflict — Until Gaza

I Believed I Had Seen the Worst Humanity Could Inflict — Until Gaza

A doctor who has led four medical missions to Gaza describes the war’s devastating impact on the territory’s besieged inhabitants and hospitals, and the desperation of his fellow medical professionals. He also recounts a revealing — and ultimately dispiriting — conversation with President Joe Biden.

Zaher Sahloul
What They Don’t Teach You In Medical School

What They Don’t Teach You In Medical School

Syrians are caught between the overt violence of barrel bombs and covert killing through hunger and enforced privation. Syria has exposed the fragility of international norms. Words have not alleviated its people’s suffering. Only action can give meaning to the words.

Zaher Sahloul