A Yazidi girl. The Yazidi people, a minority religious group, fear persecution from Syria’s new rulers just as Christians do. (photo: @AzatAlsalim)
Believers in Syria may be gradually marginalised over time – and eventually face death, a leading expert is warning.
As the situation in Syria continues to unfold, Christians face ongoing uncertainty about how their new rulers will treat them.
Dr. Martin Parsons, CEO of the Lindisfarne Centre for the Study of Christian Persecution (which reports on the persecution of Christians), warns that based on the rebels’ instructions to religious minorities to stay in their homes since occupying Aleppo, they may ultimately force Christians (and Jews) to accept ‘dhimmi’ status.
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