Special to WorldTribune.com What are believed to be the bones of a Christian saint were discovered amid the rubble of a monastery in Syria that was destroyed by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The bones were unearthed near the fifth-century St. Elian, or Mar Elian, monastery in the town of Qaryatain, which was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is forcing Syrian Christians to pay an Islam tax and to sign a contract admitting their second-class status in ISIL dominated areas. The penalty for failure to pay the tax, called a jizya, could include execution. ISIL made its demands in the city of Qaryatain, […]
