Originally from Homs, Dr. M. Zaher Sahloul is based in Chicago, where he practices critical care medicine and serves as the president of the Syrian American Medical Society. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/dr-zaher-sahloul/rss en Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Dr. Zaher Sahloul https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/12/27/why-sarin-isnt-the-biggest-concern-for-syrian-children https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/12/27/why-sarin-isnt-the-biggest-concern-for-syrian-children Though Syrian children are being killed by snipers and shells and increasingly succumb to malnutrition, polio, waterborne diseases and bitter cold, our policymakers are acting as if chemical weapons were the main cause of mayhem and death to Syrian children. .