Waiting for the bells to ring out again in Damascus

19 December 2024, The Tablet

Christians pray in Damascus at the first Sunday Mass since the ousting of President Assad

PHOTO: ALAMY/AP, HUSSEIN MALLA

With the Assads gone the many different pieces in Syria’s intricate social and religious mosaic are about to be re-ordered; some are particularly vulnerable to being lost

With the Assads gone the many different pieces in Syria’s intricate social and religious mosaic are about to be re-ordered; some are particularly vulnerable to being lost

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