https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/yazan-homsy/rss en Religious & Ethnic Groups Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Yazan Homsy https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/08/30/christians-besieged-in-homs-as-religious-lines-blur https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/08/30/christians-besieged-in-homs-as-religious-lines-blur The famous black stonework in Syria’s third city of Homs bears witness to the coexistence of Christians and Muslims over the ages. Nothing but ancient walls separate churches from mosques. Sometimes, those walls are even shared.