Tag Archives: Syrian Christian community
Syria’s religious fault lines: the plight of Christians in the Middle East
Though the Syrian civil war continues to rage, it’s mostly defined as a Sunni versus Shiite conflict, where the plight and suffering of this country’s ancient Christian communities is increasingly becoming an influential factor.
Posted in Foreign Policy, Middle East-North Africa, Religious Freedom
Tagged Alawite Muslims, Arab League, Arab Spring, Bashar al-Assad, Christian Winter, EU, Free Syrian Army, FSA, Lijan militias, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, R2P, Responsibility to Protect Doctrine, Shiite Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Syria, Syrian Christian community, Syrian civil war, UN
