Post Assad Syrian Constitution Enshrines Islamic Sharia Law 03 15 2025

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The constitution for the first time in Syria's history recognizes Islamic Law as the main source of jurisprudence. Previously the Assad government only recognized Islamic law as a source, or one of many sources.

The Assad family is of course from the Alawite sect, and thus operated in such a way that ensured protections for all non-Sunni religious minorities. But these protections have clearly now been stripped, amid an ongoing massacre targeting mainly Alawites in Syria's coastal regions where thousands have died.

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But now, Christians are living in fear - and any church festivals have been either canceled altogether or at least greatly subdued. There have lately been reports that in Damascus HTS militants have roamed restaurants and cafes, chastising and abusing Christians for eating and drinking during the Muslim Ramadan fast.

-ZH