Dr. Zaki Lababidi, MD On The 9 Year Anniversary Of The Ghouta Massacre In Syria by WPKN Community Radio published on 2022-08-22T04:11:08Z Sunday August 21, 2022 marks 9 years since authoritarian dictator Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons to kill over 1,400 Syrians, including many children. Coinciding with in-person events happening in New York City and Washington DC, Connecticut-based organization Promoting Enduring Peace held a candle-lighting Zoom event, in honor of the victims of the 2013 Ghouta massacre. Dr. Zaki Lababidi, MD was born in Homs, Syria, graduated from medical school in Damascus in 1985, and has been working as an interventional cardiologist in Arizona. He is involved with the Syrian American Council and is engaged in lots of different work related to Syria. Dr. Lababidi, MD shares his story and work, and he contextualizes the Syrian Revolution and the significance of remembering the 9 Year Anniversary of the Ghouta Massacre. To learn more about the Syrian Revolution, and to support Dr. Lababidi's work: https://www.sacouncil.com/ https://pepeace.org/changing https://arcsyria.org Books: https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/sam-dagher/assad-or-we-burn-the-country/9780316556705/ Films: https://www.forsamafilm.com/ https://www.kinolorber.com/film/view/id/3405
