A first-hand account from Knayeh, not far from Idlib, the last stronghold of anti-Assad rebels and Qaedist Jihadists from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (al-Nusra) front, by the few Christians still living there. They are supported by the only two religious – two friars from the Custody of the Holy Land, Father Hanna Jallouf and Father Luai Bsharat. These Christians live under the threat of abduction and murder, stripped of their homes and land, tolerated in their religious practices that are subjected to severe restrictions: “Our message to fundamentalists is that we are Christians, and we will remain Christian until our death. Although in suffering we live a time of grace”
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