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Uncertain Future
© Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA (bios)
As Syria plunges deeper into unrest by the day, Christians said they feared that a change of power could usher in a tyranny of the Sunni Muslim majority, depriving them of the semblance of protection the Assad family has provided for four decades. Uprisings against al-Assad, who became president in 2000 after the death of his father, began in March, following the toppling of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Protesters are demanding freedom and calling on the president to step down. The government has cracked down on demonstrators, killing hundreds. A Syrian pastor submitted a prayer request to Open Doors, asking that people pray for peace to come to the country, that extremists groups won't come to power, and that the church will be safe. The Syrian uprising may hold promise for many citizens, but for Syria's fragile Christian community, the prospect of Assad's fall triggers fear of an uncertain future.
© Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA (bios)
As Syria plunges deeper into unrest by the day, Christians said they feared that a change of power could usher in a tyranny of the Sunni Muslim majority, depriving them of the semblance of protection the Assad family has provided for four decades. Uprisings against al-Assad, who became president in 2000 after the death of his father, began in March, following the toppling of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Protesters are demanding freedom and calling on the president to step down. The government has cracked down on demonstrators, killing hundreds. A Syrian pastor submitted a prayer request to Open Doors, asking that people pray for peace to come to the country, that extremists groups won't come to power, and that the church will be safe. The Syrian uprising may hold promise for many citizens, but for Syria's fragile Christian community, the prospect of Assad's fall triggers fear of an uncertain future.
Uncertain Future
© Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA (bios)
As Syria plunges deeper into unrest by the day, Christians said they feared that a change of power could usher in a tyranny of the Sunni Muslim majority, depriving them of the semblance of protection the Assad family has provided for four decades. Uprisings against al-Assad, who became president in 2000 after the death of his father, began in March, following the toppling of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Protesters are demanding freedom and calling on the president to step down. The government has cracked down on demonstrators, killing hundreds. A Syrian pastor submitted a prayer request to Open Doors, asking that people pray for peace to come to the country, that extremists groups won't come to power, and that the church will be safe. The Syrian uprising may hold promise for many citizens, but for Syria's fragile Christian community, the prospect of Assad's fall triggers fear of an uncertain future.
© Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA (bios)
As Syria plunges deeper into unrest by the day, Christians said they feared that a change of power could usher in a tyranny of the Sunni Muslim majority, depriving them of the semblance of protection the Assad family has provided for four decades. Uprisings against al-Assad, who became president in 2000 after the death of his father, began in March, following the toppling of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Protesters are demanding freedom and calling on the president to step down. The government has cracked down on demonstrators, killing hundreds. A Syrian pastor submitted a prayer request to Open Doors, asking that people pray for peace to come to the country, that extremists groups won't come to power, and that the church will be safe. The Syrian uprising may hold promise for many citizens, but for Syria's fragile Christian community, the prospect of Assad's fall triggers fear of an uncertain future.
