we spoke about this with dena shea at the center for religious freedom hudson institute.n and thank you for caring about this since no one else does. whatever you think of a sawed, there are a lot of christians in syria, what it is our for them? >> they are part of a bigger conflict, because they are minority, they get lost. but they are extremely important both to the church -- this is an ancient community that traces its roots to the very beginning of christianity, and they are also important for the region. they are modernizer's. and this christian community has brought modern education to syria, and the broader middle east. modern medicine and hospitals, and also women's equality principles. there is no guardianship restrictions for these women. there is no issue about them driving, and there is an inheritance rights in the christian tradition there, equal testimony in courts. they don't need their husbands or their guardians, their younger brother's permission to the hospital. >> we see this when you go to lebanon, they were a force for liberalization in the best sen