Christmas lights twinkle in Damascus as Christians remain cautious
Christians in Damascus prepare for the Christmas holiday with a mixture of hope for a new Syria and wariness about the country’s leadership.
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12, 2024
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12, 2024
‘Shades of gray’: Aleppo’s Christians between HTS promises and painful memories
As HTS promises a new approach, Christians in Aleppo city are weighing assurances of protection against difficult memories. As opposition forces took control over the weekend, some fled, fearing the worst from Islamist factions.
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12, 2023
HTS looks to Idlib’s Christians and Druze to whitewash violations (map)
After years of violations, HTS aims to adopt a new policy of openness towards Idlib’s minorities, returning some seized properties and encouraging Christians and Druze to return. Still, discrimination persists and the hardline group has not compensated property owners for years of losses.
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06, 2022
Those who mourn: Damascene Christians struggle with rising funeral costs
For Christians in and around Damascus, rising funeral and burial costs are an increasing challenge amid Syria’s unprecedented economic crisis.