{"id":206170,"date":"2024-12-24T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hope-and-fears-of-christians-in-syria-under-the-new-islamist-leadership-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T12:00:25","slug":"hope-and-fears-of-christians-in-syria-under-the-new-islamist-leadership-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hope-and-fears-of-christians-in-syria-under-the-new-islamist-leadership-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope and fears of Christians in Syria under the new Islamist leadership | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hCPrqplQuZY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hope and fears of Christians in Syria under the new Islamist leadership | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hCPrqplQuZY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Christians in Syria are preparing to celebrate their first Christmas since the overthrow of president Bashar al Assad. After nearly five decades under the rule of the Assad family, the country faces a new era following this month&#8217;s sudden rebel victory. While some Christians express hope for the future, there are concerns about the fate of religious minorities under Syria&#8217;s new Islamist-led government.<\/p>\n<p>For more on this, we talk to Priest Firas Lutfi. He is a Parish Priest in Damascus and Head of Franciscan community in Damascus, Syria. <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Syria #Christians #HTS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christians in Syria are preparing to celebrate their first Christmas since the overthrow of president Bashar al Assad. 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