Christians in historic Syrian town reflect on new moment in the country
by editors@theworld.org (Shirin Jaafari) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6X4MT)
Syria's Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is in France for talks. French President Emmanuel Macron says he's willing to help the new government, as long as it respects the rights of all Syrians. In the town of Maaloula in western Syria, which has long been a center of Christianity in the country, residents speak Aramaic, the language believed to have been used by Jesus. Years of conflict and displacement forced many of them to flee the town, which also has a small Muslim population. But as The World's Shirin Jaafari reports, they continue to push to keep their language and religion alive.