Christians Under Attack From Anti-Government Protesters in Syria

Copts United ^ | 2011-05-08 | Alison Matheson

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Christian communities across Syria have been attacked by anti-government protesters in recent weeks. International Christian Concern says that protesters are being led by hard-line Islamists and that Christians have come under pressure to either join in protests demanding the resignation of President Bashir Assad, or else leave the country

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Assad in an Alawite muslim which means he is part of a minority shia sect. The Syrian islamists rising up against him and by extension the Alawites appear to be sunni salafists.

We are familiar with wahabism since that is the sect bin laden is from but salafists are even more fanatical than wahabists.

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I have often considered Salafi and Wahabbi to essentially be one in the same. But, is Wahabbi considered to be heretical within Salafism? Do illumunited please.

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Wahhabism vs. Salafism: Nomenclature

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Sad. Syria is one of the few places where Christians used to be able to flee to.

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So it sounds like we are doing the right thing by not backing Salafists?

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So it sounds like we are doing the right thing by not backing Salafists?

My sense is that in the case of Syria, that is correct. The Salafists have also been very active in Egypt and I also believe we had a vital interest in standing by Mubarak. I also believe nothing good will come from backing the anonymous Libyan rebels.

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I have often considered Salafi and Wahabbi to essentially be one in the same. But, is Wahabbi considered to be heretical within Salafism? Do illumunited please.

From a well established Egyptian newspaperpaper:

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1047/eg40.htm