{"id":16429,"date":"2015-06-29T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=16429"},"modified":"2015-06-25T13:48:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T18:48:42","slug":"video-fighting-the-syrian-war-from-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-fighting-the-syrian-war-from-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Fighting the Syrian war from Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Noor Wazwaz<\/p>\n<p>Syria may seem a world away but not to Syrians living in the Chicago area. The war in that country\u00a0has entered its fifth year and the violence has only escalated. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reports the current death total is over 215,000 and 20,000\u00a0of them were\u00a0children.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of MedillNewsmakers, \u00a0we speak with individuals who have played a major role in the Syrian crisis. \u00a0Dr. Zaher Sahoul, President of the Syrian American Society (SAMS), is one of the physicians risking his life and traveling abroad to\u00a0treat thousands of Syrians. We also spoke to Suzanne Akhras-Sahloul, founder and executive director of Syrian Community Network, who has become a mentor of Syrian refugee families in the Chicagoland area.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VIDEO: Fighting the Syrian war from Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/130215685?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: MedillNewsmakers looks at how Syrian-Americans are trying to help their friends and family back home.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Noor Wazwaz Syria may seem a world away but not to Syrians living in the Chicago area. The war in that country\u00a0has entered its fifth year and the violence has only escalated. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reports the current death total is over 215,000 and 20,000\u00a0of them were\u00a0children. 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