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Syria’s forgotten pluralism and why it matters today

  • Written by Andrea Williams, Director, International Studies, Colorado State University
imageSyrian Christians and Muslims offer prayers for nuns held by rebels, at the Greek Orthodox Mariamiya Church in Damascus, Syria, in 2013.AP Photo

The Syrian Civil War has been raging for six years. It has killed nearly half a million people and left over 12 million, about half of Syria’s total population, without a home. A few weeks ago, a deva...

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