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Journalist Tracks 'Vanishing' Christians In The Middle East

A Syrian youth hangs on a Christmas tree New Year wishes written on a card in a coffee shop in the Syrian capital Damascus on Dec. 17, 2017. (Youssef Karwashan/AFP/Getty Images)
A Syrian youth hangs on a Christmas tree New Year wishes written on a card in a coffee shop in the Syrian capital Damascus on Dec. 17, 2017. (Youssef Karwashan/AFP/Getty Images)

Christmas decorations are going up for the first time in years in Damascus, Syria, where a civil war once raged. It’s a small sign of hope for Christians in the Middle East, who have been fleeing their countries in droves.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with journalist and Yale University researcher Janine Di Giovanni (@janinedigi) about her Harper’s Magazine article on the region’s “vanishing” Christians.

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