A Visual Guide to Syria’s Long Struggle for Freedom
The Middle Eastern country had been ruled by outside powers and dictators for centuries before its revolution was realized.
Syria and history
With the stunning change of leadership in Syria and the end of a 50-year reign of the Assad regime, the significance of religious history in Syria shouldn't be overlooked. Most Syrians are now Muslim, ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency11d
What happened to relics of Syria’s Jewish history? Assad’s collapse spurs efforts to assess the damage.
Bombardment, looting and disuse have wreaked an uncertain toll on the country's former synagogues and Jewish sites.
Sun Sentinel5d
Archaeologists begin to assess what’s left of Syria’s Jewish history
Scholars also worry about the ruins of Roman-era synagogues in Syria’s ancient cities ... The country’s gems of Jewish history will only survive as far as its next regime allows, said Cunliffe.
The History That Syria’s New Leaders Will Need to Overcome
The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette3d
OPINION | JIM LANCASTER: Syria and history
Most Syrians are now Muslim, but some important Christian history recorded in the Holy Bible relates to the ancient nation of Syria. So in these days of civil war and leadership change there ...
Yahoo10d
Syria’s ancient Christian community faces an imminent, existential threat
After two millennia, Syria’s ancient but dwindling Christian community is facing dire peril. Desperate to continue the church’s presence in this Cradle of Christianity, Syria’s Christians ...
America Magazine13d
What will the fall of al-Assad mean for Syria’s ancient Christian community?
In the aftermath of the astonishing collapse of the al-Assad dynasty, long-suffering Syrians should be allowed a moment of joy and celebration, says Daniel Corrou, S.J., even if what comes next ...
Israel’s borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, and that blurs the border ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs11d
What happened to relics of Syria’s Jewish history? Assad’s collapse spurs efforts to assess damage
Scholars also worry about the ruins of Roman-era synagogues in Syria’s ancient cities ... The country’s gems of Jewish history will only survive as far as its next regime allows, said Cunliffe.