Syria's minorities seek security as country charts new future | BBC News

[@dimakh2071]

As a Christian Syrian we are in fear of the future. There are many violations against us after the fall of the regime. We ask international organizations to monitor the situation closely. After being caught in an islamic civil war and suffering from persecution for more than a decade we need to be protected.

[@aliissa2768]

You are a liar, you despicable revolutionaries, I will give you all your rights

[@HumzaMalik-u8w]

As a Muslim who loves Christianity and Christian’s because my life involves both religion’s I agree and stand with you ☮️

[@كنمتميزا-س2ب]

May Allah protects you all ❤

[@marouaneelourak2203]

WHY TF DO YOU LIE?

[@khalidibrahim4308]

​@@marouaneelourak2203 to cause chaos and destruction. I've also asked this question many times

[@Profiles.ofPower]

Salem: nothing has changed Me: how about the fact that you can talk to journalist freely without having to fear consequences?

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: ▪︎If Israelis on Netherlands streets ▪︎Chant D3ath to Arabs slogans ▪︎Netherlands don't Jail them ▪︎Netherlands/West - Democratic or Nazi?

[@history_repeats8201]

Did you see the mob that burned the xmass trees? They dont show that

[@muhammadsyafiimaarif8653]

​@@history_repeats8201Yah tapi itu kasuistik, dan bukan situasi keseluruhan

[@dimakh2071]

Today, the Christmas tree in the city of Al-Suqaylabiyah was burned by Chechen jihadists affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham. There is currently a protest against the burning of the tree. Therefore, I ask those who claim to respect minorities to remain silent, as this is a disgrace to their humanity. Yes, we Christians in Syria are not okay.

[@Abo-walid_x]

You are a liar. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham came out and justified that they did not do it. They are sleeper cells of the former regime. Stop lying, man.

[@arie123ful]

and how is the response of hts?

[@محبالصحابة-ه6ع]

Go to Europe then. Christmas tree?

[@mkb2420]

KOS IMAK

[@dividends101]

​@@محبالصحابة-ه6ع Christians existed in Syria for 2000 years, perhaps you should go back to the desert.

[@lindaSmith6588]

Hope for Syria! Work hard, my friends, to make your future!!!

[@BigRedArrowEqualsTinyPeePee]

A future in Syria that is, Europe is full.

[@hourbee5535]

I predict the new Syria will be something like Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia combined.

[@muslimresponse103]

and ukrain?

[@maishjunior4651]

You're very wrong

[@sebastianguerre6868]

​@@muslimresponse103I'm not sure that Ukraine is an Islamic state.

[@lvi25]

It will be graveyard for IsNotReal

[@nvmtt]

no, it will be like India. there will be no overt laws or repressions. but the minorities will learn to reform according to the needs of the new jobs and businesses, or live in gh*ttoes or leave for greener pastures. these guys seem pragmatic enough to not change any laws.

[@leaedt7614]

What about non-believers, the most oppressed minority in the world?

[@dhanjivarsani3214]

united nations quick to safe guard minoritie of serbia to create independent kosovo for moslems but not so for other religious minorities

[@Nina-qs8mo]

God help and protect all Syrian Christians. Sharia and hijabs on the horizon.

[@KING-iu2ju]

By sharia non muslims dont have to follow the rules u idiot educate ur self

[@muslimresponse103]

@@Nina-qs8mo Mary the mother of Jesus wore a hijjab too!

[@user-zs9bk2xh2h]

God protect our muslims brother and sister in non muslims countries in Germany , pooland , and in western countries

[@dimakh2071]

@@Nina-qs8mo I thank god that I am not in Syria. I am in the UK a country that respects and protects the rights of all people. I am worried about my family and friends in Syria who live in constant fear.

[@muhammadsyafiimaarif8653]

​@@dimakh2071Yah, tapi bagaimana dengan muslim sunni yang menderita di bawah rezim assad ? Umat kristen sebaiknya berhenti berbicara di media, jika hanya mengatakan omobg kosong.

[@smoking566]

This is a great opportunity to build something wonderful 🕊️🕊️🕊️💙❤️💛👑

[@Snailryder]

Why are they using a Pakistani accent to represent the Alawi speakers 😅

[@keifer7813]

Why not?

[@Snailryder]

@keifer7813 it's jarring that:s all

[@keifer7813]

@@Snailryder The Pakistani accent itself is jarring?

[@Snailryder]

@keifer7813 no. It's jarring when the accent is representing an Arab

[@ginger8383]

Damn right This is the BBC. We all know how the BBC should sound and if it ain't Eton it ain't right

[@biblereadinginmalayalam3887]

Not for this moment only, but the media should continually focus on this area because of the safety and security of the Christians and other minorities.

[@كنمتميزا-س2ب]

Only the christians? The jews? The atheists? The muslims The other religions ? May god protect all Syrians

[@FaisalSalimee12890]

The BBC and western media only goes to minorities and asks them which kind of government they want, but the reality is that the government in the East is made by the majority, and minorities should follow it. If it is not like that, then Europe should announce Islamic Sharia law as Muslims are minorities in Europe and the US. No Islamic law, then no Syria. The goal that the Mujahideen have fought for is the implementation of Islamic law. Not absolutely like the Taliban, but it will be an Islamic rule, similar to that of the Zangids or Ayyubids. It will be somewhat in accordance with today's situation in the world; since the West and Zionists are in power, and the United Nations favors them, there will be a need to show a little setback. It is the wish of every Muslim to have their own laws sent to them by God, so let the Syrians make their own government as you say; let the people choose their way of governing.

[@iggymich]

Be very careful in what you say all minorities should accept because it should be so. Look at Iranian govt which said the same thing in 1978..... And currently how things turned out? Syria has been there for ages and it's governance should be taken very seriously. After imposing Islamic laws next it'll be pulling down Churches or closing them all down. These christians have been practicing since the 3rd century . Way before Islam came to be. Do you think it's right for them to forced to worship in Islamic religion? Or follow the Islamic laws?

[@biggaston1820]

This is a very simplistic and actually Western kind of view about Islam and "the East". The reality is that Islam in the Levant has never been about "majority rule". This is a pluralistic region which has always been home to many religious minorities, and Islamic governments have generally accommodated them much better than Europeans did (even granting them their own legal courts). Long before the French colonial creation of "Syria", Aleppo and Damascus were historically multi-ethnic trading cities, where minorities prospered and lived alongside Muslims for centuries. The kind of Islam you talk about is foreign to the region and more a product of Saudi Wahhabist fundamentalism.

[@Nanaucat]

Minorities are often ignored, not seen or seen as a problem in this type of situations. Ofc the majority will rule, but there are certain ways of ruling that can benefit everyone instead of only a majority ethnicity.

[@Amjad_Kharma]

That’s right. WE WANT A MODERATE SHARIA LAW.

[@همام_أبو-محمد]

​I believe the original comment was referring to minorities and the west not wanting Islamic law in the first place. Those governments of the past in Syria were very much Islamic whether they were the rashidun, umayyad, Abbasid, zengid, ayyubid, mamluk or ottoman, there is no contradiction in having Islamic law and being tolerant of minorities. And the term wahabist is a made up term to slander the dawah of Sheikh Muhammad Bin abdul wahab and the people who follow it. You will find that 'wahabis' implement Islam as understood by the first 3 generations (salaf al salih), they would refer to themselves as Salafis. I would recommend actually reading into what Sheikh Muhammad Bin abdul wahab actually wrote rather than what people claim about him and his dawah. ​@@biggaston1820

[@afaka84]

Merry Christmas everyone ❤

[@jesperjespersen5349]

They also did that in Iran in 1979 after the fall of the shah, but then France's solution to their foreign policy came flying in from Paris, an Islamic guy dressed as an Islamic imam. You can read the rest in the history books of young people who don't read in school anymore but sit with their noses down in the next game app and get your historical knowledge from the same place.

[@Themis333-r1y]

Syria Peace be Upon Your People. May HaShem Keep Your People Holy, Righteous and in Unity.

[@ja007mes5]

All minorities must integrate with new system. They dont like it they can leave syria. (Thats what its always said in the west about minorities integrating).

[@J.Marc140]

As a Syrian. HTS terrorists are making many violations every day

[@محبالصحابة-ه6ع]

😂😂😂your false god bashar the dog ran away.

[@muhammadsyafiimaarif8653]

Yah jangan minta kebebasan pada HTS, anda juga berhenti berbicara pada masa assad.

[@Amir-sn6uk]

syria should be for all syrians

[@mp6471]

I really hope Syria's majority is not going to do what Assad has done to them for all these years. I hope Syria will remain a plural country and not a dull monolithic boring extention of Gulf countries in the north

[@WellbeingToPeace]

May all who remain in the country be safe, well and happy, and insist on ethical leadership going forward🙏

[@voncarlowitz3506]

The best thing to do is either divide the country into an islamic and a non-islamic part or let all Christians, Druze, Alawites and Kurds (these are peaceful minorities) move to europe and let all the muslims who live in Europe go start a new life in syria. There's sufficient space in that country.

[@NBCworldnews-n1n]

Will the new leader bring changes to Syria? 🙂

[@kamel-rj7hy]

The lovely Pakistani accent 😅😅

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[@auro1986]

no future with bbc

[@maxsmith3580]

Things can always get worst, some times it happens at once, at other times it takes longer. But one thing is certain, all dictators in Middle east have been replaced by something worst. Not just jihadis but chaos and uncertainty. lets hope this time its different but I have little hope.

[@Shiyam-eh3dj]

Dear BBC, Alawites are not Islamic. You all keep insulting Islam without knowledge

[@TheCaniblcat]

Some Alawites identify as a separate ethnoreligious group whilst others see themselves as a part of the wider Muslim community

[@keikomizuta0325]

Why does Saudis allow the Alawites to attend Hajj? I thought it's only for the Muslims.

[@lilitero5529]

Is mentioning the name of islam an insult? How

[@nonsibi-sedpatriae]

@Shiyam-eh3dj, imbecile!!! Get your facts right!!!

[@mosimosi630]

Fuck off with your stupid religion we’re not gonna bend over backwards for you

[@TomCotton-p6y]

If its Muslim it will be in Wars for everyone 😮😢

[@aaljumaili]

What about the victims of majority who lost hundres thousands of their sons under the role of this minority?

[@arahmanraju7429]

Classified

[@denkk4282]

Фицо ответил Украине, что для поставки бесплатного газа «дураков нет» p.s. это отнюдь не новая проблема! Северный поток строился как раз ради того что бы ее решить! но "кто то" его взорвал. а сеичас кажется наложил кирпичей в штаны пытаясь хотя бы частично заместить наши поставки! словом - недра народу! да здравствует СССР! да здравствует социализм! хотя немного ржу с того что это "крикнули" из Пентагона и Евросовета...)

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[@shingosekiguchi1803]

Syria can be a Kurdish home country, probably.

[@t.b.3511]

I stand with Peru

[@colinyuan5404]

Do they really dare to say their true words to BBC?

[@dimakh2071]

@@colinyuan5404 No, the ones who dare to speak are not saying the whole truth and pretending that it is OK

[@mostafarah]

*IMPORTANT INSIGHT!!* Percentage of Kristshans in the historical Fa|estine: In 1948 (before izreal): *7.5%* In 2024 (after izreal): *

[@maxblanck123]

FACTS

[@sebastianguerre6868]

25000 jz in Syria 100 years ago, today the estimates between 20 and 30. Similar story in many Arab countries and also Nazi Germany. They have to run to somewhere.

[@maxblanck123]

@@sebastianguerre6868 question, why the left only after 1948? What happen that year? That's the issue right there

[@sebastianguerre6868]

@@maxblanck123 It's complicated but the Romans invaded Judea 63 BC and expelled many of the people from the Jewish state. Then 100s of years later in 638 AD the Arabians invaded Judea and many of the people from the Jewish state were expelled and the Arabians are still present in the area now, in fact they invaded the whole of North Africa and right up into Spain and they still have a presence in most of those places. The British are no better. We are also colonists, there are many people of British descent in North America, Australia, Canada and New Zealand etc. We should all hang our heads in shame.

[@kstatinet-wk2gh]

First of all learn to spell. The country's name is Israel. Second, the total population of Palestine in 1947 was around 1.8 million...in 2024 , the total population of Israel is around 9.3 million with Christian population of 1.9 percent. Simple Google search could prevent you from writing nonsense. So in 1947 Christian population of around 8 percent equated to 144k. 2024 Christian population in Israel alone is between 176k to 188k (2023 US state govt report).

[@JhorolalSarkar]

War are can not accep for peacefull world

[@maishjunior4651]

Syrian they're beautiful 😊😊

[@braveheart-z7w]

Can you report on China's Li Yixue?

[@TheKkpop1]

What's the difference between dictator and war lords?

[@kizgintosbaga]

one is ours the other is supported by west.

[@G.A.C_Preserve]

War lords knows how to command an army, that the difference They're called was "War" lord for a reason

[@mlo2175]

Druze not shiaa anymore , shiaa in Iran and Iraq , google not give you correct and real answers, Druze small religious ethnic minority .

[@flouserschird]

Don’t mock me you silly little goose❤😊

[@wakenyaskytv6937]

Go back to Iraq and Libya and tell us what is happening after the fall of dictator

[@lewissmith350]

Interesting

[@shamimreza8929]

Only and only Alawites would be fall in problem

[@RevolutionaryRealm]

Why didn’t you cover for the Shi’as in Syria? They are now a subject to severe persecution!

[@samitabbakh8409]

Not true.

[@michilkhory6870]

Du bist ein Lügner

[@MartinGomez-eu5vg]

Yes people and citizens of sirya you must lord and Fight For Your on freedom of expression yo más River Against this Evil dictator you must learn to get free for this Evil creed. Of eligion kearn as many other nations they rejoice on their freedom of expression and beliefs

[@kizgintosbaga]

ok ok. alawite is not a sect, they are nusayri tribe. they are arab tribe. they are a tribe. they are arabs.

[@lvi25]

Arabs but not muslims

[@Dai_Abdurrahman]

They are shia they are not even shia they are own group of islam they dont even belong to islam they say ali ra is God oudobilah

[@lvi25]

@@Dai_Abdurrahman they believe in reincarnation like hindus and Buddhists

[@jacobrodriguez1150]

I’m a Hispanic alawite

[@kizgintosbaga]

@@jacobrodriguez1150 no you are not. stop inventing nonsense

[@muslimresponse103]

minorities in Europe seek security from the afd and other neonaxiss. minorities in stable Muslim countries are perfectly safe like in Turkiye 🇹🇷 and Egypt 🇪🇬 Morocco 🇲🇦 and even in shia iran 🇮🇷 and it will be the same in the new Syria too! insha’Allah even better!

[@InterviewsWithTheAncients]

The US and most European countries have had many minorities and women as leaders. How many times has the totally non-racist Turkey and Egypt and Iran had a non-Muslim and/or woman leader?

[@Alicja009]

No to lbgt niech jedzie do Syrii lub Iranu, powodzenia życzę

[@muslimresponse103]

the ussa has never had a female president/leader! Turkiye and Pakistan and Bangladesh have both had female leaders/prime ministers.

[@muslimresponse103]

the ussa has never had a femalee presidenty/leder! Turkiye and pakistan and bangladesh have all had femal primeministers/leders.

[@richardkent2014]

@@muslimresponse103 do you know what you want in Syria and all them areas is new young fresh blood into them areas away from your past and the last 100 years now even in Israel them people in charge down there are no good any of you now.

[@MouradZerrouk-nr4lx]

Why you don't make report about the muslim minority who are getting killed everyday in India or you are blind , Syrians gave 1 million martyr to get their freedom they gonna use democracy to choose who gonna rule them and how he gonna rule them

[@TheAaronJP]

Refugees welcome in the UK ❤

[@MeratusHuma-tata]

So why iam like goung to muslim and going cristian, khatolik. Hindus, budha., because all same from the one the god.. for piece and love humanity

[@yuyunwindow7193]

why is life made difficult?

[@elveheim]

Just watched Bald and Bankrupt’s video from Syria, extremely interesting kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXPQaomBd9d8eZIsi=wvXfCJDc0owbAara

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: ▪︎If ISIS,Al-Qaida ▪︎Don't help Palestinians ▪︎Help Israel occupy Syria ▪︎Islamic Terrorists or Israeli Terrorists?

[@abigailkannai484]

Lol. Isis, Al Queida and Hamas are all Muslem Brotherhood and funded by Qatar

[@IK-fg4gw]

They all will be fine

[@vuralkaramustafa1248]

tv

[@abigailkannai484]

Thats why the Druze of southern Syria asked to be annexed to Israel

[@felixmoraes8289]

Israel will ensure their security and safety. God bless Israel and IDF

[@dataanalyst9343]

Nonsense. There is only one force in the region which is capable to provide security and safety. Its Turkiye

[@niezaarabrahams4546]

Muslim countries based on shariah can have a multi party and free and fair elections.

[@MouradZerrouk-nr4lx]

BBC you started early , where have you been when the majority was killed and raped by this minority . You talked so much about the minorities but what about the right of the majorities where this reports had been when the alawite minority ruled the country for 50 years

[@emreertan2295]

They did not rule. %80 of the high ranking baath cadres and army staff were %80 sunni secular arabs

[@TheHelper-l9m]

OT!! Benny Hill considered funnier than Monty Python by two TV stations--WOR and WLVI!

[@Nathalieweber-w9y]

Jews: we demand equality. Tahrir sham : you get equality cos we are muslims. Palestinians: We demand equality cos we are humans. Israel( Jews) : we are not equal.

[@AG-lz2gg]

That’s literally never happened in history. Muslims always oppress other peoples and treat them as dhimmi - second class. Jizya tax, oppression under shariat, slavery, etc etc.

[@abigailkannai484]

Lol. 20% of Israeli citizens are Arabs with equal rights. Gaza was independant since 2005.

[@janathansweeft9846]

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[@Thereis406]

,,, are Pakistani boat😂😂😊

[@janathansweeft9846]

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