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

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

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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