{"id":6462,"date":"2013-09-11T18:57:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T17:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=6462"},"modified":"2014-01-14T06:38:33","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T06:38:33","slug":"interview-with-samuel-noble-on-syria-assad-and-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/interview-with-samuel-noble-on-syria-assad-and-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Samuel Noble on Syria, Assad, and the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Robin Phillips<\/a><\/p>\n

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If the rebels gain control of Syria, then Eastern Syria could be the scene of a genocide against Christians comparable to the 1915 Armenian genocide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a Westerner, it is difficult to understand what is going on in Syria beyond the surface. The simplistic way our media deals with the Syrian crisis makes it difficult to appreciate the complexities of what is actually happening on ground level in this war-torn nation.<\/p>\n

To address this need, Middle East scholar Samuel Noble recently spoke with John Maddex for Ancient Faith Radio. In an interview that lasted half an hour, Noble was able to give an overview of the background to Syria’s problems, as well as to raise concerns for the future of Syrian Christianity.<\/p>\n

Nobel, who is a researcher in medieval Arabic Orthodox Christianity and Ph.D. candidate in Religious Studies at Yale University, explained how America and Britain have wanted to treat Syria as monolithic rather than diverse, and that their refusal to recognize the complex nature of Syria’s problems has resulted in incredibly naive and narcissistic political posturing.<\/p>\n

One of the most chilling things Nobel said during the interview is that it would be a lot easier for America if there were not a large population of Christians living in Syria who have the sympathies of believers throughout the West.<\/p>\n

Responding to claims made by the West that the Syrian rebels are a range of different groups which include moderates, Nobel explained that the range among the rebels is the range from the Muslim Brotherhood to Al-Qaeda. This means that if the rebels get control, then Eastern Syria (where the largest concentration of Christians are located) could experience a situation comparable to the\u00a01915 Armenian genocide<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Syria, Assad and the US<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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By Robin Phillips As a Westerner, it is difficult to understand what is going on in Syria beyond the surface. The simplistic way our media deals with the Syrian crisis makes it difficult to appreciate the complexities of what is actually happening on ground level in this war-torn nation. To address this need, Middle East […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[390],"class_list":["post-6462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-syria"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t