First Christmas Under Islamist Rule Tests Syria’s Religious Tolerance
Syrian Christians gathered for Christmas Eve services on Tuesday, their first since the ousting of President Bashar Assad in early December. The service at Lady of Damascus Church in the capital tested the promises of Syria’s new Islamist rulers, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), to protect the rights of religious minorities.
Syria's Christians fearful of new Islamist leaders as Christmas approaches
Christian leaders fearful of provoking Islamists Several incidents recorded of intimidation of Christians New HTS rulers giving assurances of religious tolerance Scars of war and dictatorship unlikely to heal quickly DAMASCUS,
Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to ...
Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its first Christmas since ...
Thousands of Christians took to the streets in the Syrian capital of Damascus Tuesday in protest after hooded men burned down ...
Protests in Christian neighborhoods of Syria's capital city erupted after a Christmas tree was set ablaze weeks after the ...
Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar ...
Footage began to circulate online Monday showing flames at the base of an artificial Christmas tree in the mostly Christian ...
Syria’s de facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has tried to cast his leadership as one that will protect minorities, including ...
When I Was 6, My Parents Gave Me A Christmas Gift. None Of Us Knew It Would Change The Course Of My Life. I'm An Adult Who Is ...
The video that spread on social media showed two hooded fighters setting fire to a Christmas tree in the Christian-majority ...
Thousands of Syrians took to the streets in protest after a Christmas tree was set alight near the city of Hama. A video ...
Thousands of Christians protest to urge Syria's new Islamist leadership to protect minorities.
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