EP#328 | GUEST | Gaza Through the Eyes of a Doctor: Dr. Mimi Syed’s Firsthand Testimony
📄 Episode Overview
In Episode #328, Ray Doustdar sits down with Dr. Mimi Syed, a U.S.-based physician who recently completed her second medical mission to Gaza. What unfolds is a deeply moving, firsthand account of the atrocities, injuries, and war crimes witnessed in Gaza’s collapsing healthcare system. From Mira—a 4-year-old girl shot in the head—to navigating checkpoints with smuggled medical supplies, Dr. Syed shares the horrifying truth few dare to face. The episode also takes aim at international inaction, political hypocrisy, and the gaslighting of Palestinians.
🧬 Key Takeaways
🌟 Gaza's Healthcare is Beyond Collapse
Dr. Syed describes unspeakable conditions: flies in ORs, rampant sepsis, reused disposable tools, and hospitals bombed into ruin. Despite it all, young local medical trainees continue to show up and save lives with no pay and constant danger.
🌿 Children Are the Majority of Casualties
Roughly 86% of Dr. Syed’s patients were children. Many had amputations, gunshot wounds to the head, or life-threatening infections. Gaza now has the highest rate of child amputees in the world.
🔮 Eyewitness to Genocide, Met with Global Indifference
Dr. Syed testified before the UN Secretary General. She and other doctors pleaded for emergency evacuations for injured children. Despite sympathy, no action followed. Lip service continues while bombs fall.
🚑 The Mira Story: Shot in the Head, Still Fighting
One of the most emotional segments centers around Mira, a 4-year-old girl shot by a quadcopter. Dr. Syed saved her life using a smuggled laryngoscope. Mira survived, but now lives with neurological deficits and no access to needed care.
🧰 No Hamas Presence in Hospitals
Despite Israeli claims, Dr. Syed states unequivocally that during her time in Gaza’s hospitals, she never saw a single Hamas fighter. Not one. Nor did any of her colleagues.
🌏 The West's Double Standard is Deadly
If Russia bombed 36 hospitals in Ukraine, it would be labeled a war crime. But Israel’s total impunity goes unchecked. UN agencies, Western governments, and media outlets are complicit through silence or spin.
⏱️ Chapters & Timestamps
• 00:00 – Introduction & Gaza Tribunal testimony
• 02:30 – Witnessing systemic genocide against children
• 05:00 – Meetings with UN, Congress, and global silence
• 09:00 – France, the US, and weapons over words
• 13:00 – Dr. Syed's decision to enter Gaza
• 15:00 – Medical missions, checkpoints, and Israeli restrictions
• 17:30 – Smuggling life-saving equipment
• 21:00 – Mira's story: a miracle child
• 25:00 – The starvation propaganda narrative
• 29:00 – Gaza now leads the world in child amputees
• 32:00 – Infection, sepsis, and crumbling hospitals
• 35:00 – No evidence of Hamas in hospitals
• 37:00 – 36 hospitals bombed; global outrage missing
• 40:00 – Gen Z rising, older generations blind
• 44:00 – Apartheid, checkpoints, and surveillance
• 47:00 – UNRWA defunded, NGOs blocked, and smears
• 49:00 – Moral clarity: Children deserve to live
🎯 Conclusion
This episode hits different. It’s not just political, it’s personal. Dr. Mimi Syed brings the receipts—and the humanity. If you have a heart, you’ll feel this one in your bones. This is what calling a spade a spade looks like.
❓ FAQ
Q: Who is Dr. Mimi Syed?
A: A U.S.-based emergency physician who completed two medical missions in Gaza and testified before the UN Secretary General.
Q: Did she see any Hamas fighters in Gaza hospitals?
A: No. Not once. Nor did any of her international colleagues.
Q: What happened to Mira?
A: She was shot in the head at age 4. Dr. Syed saved her life. She now suffers from neurological damage and lives with inadequate care.
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🗂️ Categories
Gaza Crisis, Humanitarian Testimonies, Global Injustice, Medical Whistleblowers, UN & Geopolitics
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📝 Meta Description
Episode 328: Dr. Mimi Syed shares what she saw firsthand inside Gaza’s hospitals—from child amputees and starvation to global indifference and UN silence. A must-hear witness account. #DSD
