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Religious Freedom Expert: Syrian Christians Hope to Stay Free, Not be Forced into Sharia Law

12-16-2024
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This photo shows the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Ahmad al-Sharaa, (Abu Mohammed al-Golani), right, as he meets with United Nations' special envoy to Syria, Geir Pederson, in Damascus, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (SANA News Agency via AP)
This photo shows the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Ahmad al-Sharaa, (Abu Mohammed al-Golani), right, as he meets with United Nations' special envoy to Syria, Geir Pederson, in Damascus, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (SANA News Agency via AP)

JERUSALEM, Israel – Nina Shea is the Director of Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute in Washington D.C.

 After the fall of the Assad regime and the takeover by Sunni Syrian rebels, Shea sounded the alarm about the danger to Syrian Christians in a recent article.  

CBN News spoke with Shea to get further insight into the plight of Syrian Christians and other minorities under a new leader who just declared Sharia law.

To watch the full interview, click on the video above.

 

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