Syrian War, Economic Hardship Drive Religious Minorities From Turkish Border City
Posted: 03/13/2014 7:28 am EDT Updated: 03/13/2014 7:59 am EDT
ANTAKYA, Turkey -- Azur Havre stands over a lunch of steaming meatballs in a courtyard owned by Sister Barbara Kallash, a quirky German nun who runs a guesthouse in this city roughly 10 miles from Syria's border. He puts on a white yarmulke and says a quiet prayer in Hebrew before they eat. The two have been friends for decades, both members of dwindling religious minority communities.
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