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Seattle woman has family in Aleppo and wants the U.S. to be doing much more

Rita Zawaideh of Salaam Cultural Museum
KUOW Photo/Katherine Banwell
Rita Zawaideh of Salaam Cultural Museum

Bill Radke talks with Rita Zawaideh, who runs the humanitarian nonprofit Salaam Cultural Museum in Seattle, about the current struggles of Syrian people in Aleppo. 

Web Extra: Zawaideh tells a story about her 60-year-old cousin who was kidnapped in Syria, tortured and held for ransom.

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