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According to the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), which represents American health care providers of Syrian descent, there are estimated 4000 Syrian physicians practicing in the United States representing 0.4% of the health workforce and 1.6% of international medical graduates. [54]
Women in Syria are active participants in social, economic and political factions of Syrian society. They constitute 49.9% of Syria's population. According to World Bank data from 2021, there are around 10.6 million women in Syria. [6] However, Syrian women and girls still experience challenges, especially since the outbreak of the civil war in ...
American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities. The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was founded by Danny Thomas in 1957 to be the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Its sole mission is to raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate and maintain the hospital.
The General Union of Syrian Women (GUSW) was founded in 1967 with Saud al Abdallah serving as the original president. [1] It aimed to mobilize women while developing their education, political activism, and skills that helped women become more effective members in socio-economic settings. [2] While Syrian women have historically held more ...
Atassi (Arabic: الأتاسي) (Turkish: Atasi/ Atasizade) is the name of a prominent family in Homs, Syria, of a noble and ancient lineage, dating back to the 15th century AD. More recently, members of the family led the national movement against the French mandate. The power and prestige of the family reached an apex at the formation of the ...
California. There were 22,671 living in California according to the 2000 United States census. The 2022 estimates put this number at 24,748. The state's largest Assyrian American population lives in San Diego County (9,165), followed by Los Angeles County (3,642), Santa Clara County (2,919), and Orange County (1,816).
Mona Haydar. Haydar (middle) and her son, Medhi, with professor James H. Cone at Union Theological Seminary. Born. 18 May 1988. Spouse. Sebastian. Mona Haydar (born 18 May 1988) is a Syrian-American rapper, poet, activist, [1] and chaplain. [2] Her EP is Barbarican (2018), and she is best known for her viral song "Hijabi (Wrap My Hijab)," a ...
Notable Syrian Americans in New York City. Jonathan Roumie, an actor. Jerry Seinfeld, a comedian. Sierra and Bianca Casady, musicians. Abraham M. Malouf, founder of the Syrian American Club of New York, an organization to encourage the naturalization of aliens of Syria. Frank Harary, mathematician, widely recognized as the father of modern ...