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the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all
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The relationship went both ways, with Hezbollah fighters serving as shock troops that bolstered Assad’s flagging army — an intervention the group justified as protecting Shiite minorities and shrines in Syria from Islamist and jihadi factions in the opposition.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
For minorities, the risk-reward calculus still tilts in favor of playing.
—Beryl Rosenstein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Unless Syria can quickly unify around a consensus government blessed, but not dominated, by HTS and Turkey, and that does not threaten religious minorities, the Alawite community and remnants of the former regime could well seek to establish their own de facto regional autonomous zone.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
Among others, the Hazara and Tajik minorities are significantly affected, raising the question of whether the destruction is in part linked to ethnicity.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The Islamist group has its roots in an al Qaeda offshoot and is still designated by the United States as a terrorist organization, and while its leader has tried to cast himself as a moderate and promised to respect Syria’s religious minorities, many observers are wary.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Within days of taking Aleppo, HTS dispatched teams to fix infrastructure and maintain order, yet managing a multifaceted population and central institutions will require constitutional safeguards, trust in the courts, and a protective framework for minorities.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
In June 2023, another Justice Department probe alleged that Minneapolis police systematically discriminated against racial minorities, violated constitutional rights and disregarded the safety of people in custody for years before George Floyd was killed.
—Adrian Sainz and Jonathan Mattise, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Videos on social media depict bearded fighters walking down city streets, reassuring Christians and other minorities of their safety.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
For minorities, the risk-reward calculus still tilts in favor of playing.
—Beryl Rosenstein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Unless Syria can quickly unify around a consensus government blessed, but not dominated, by HTS and Turkey, and that does not threaten religious minorities, the Alawite community and remnants of the former regime could well seek to establish their own de facto regional autonomous zone.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
Among others, the Hazara and Tajik minorities are significantly affected, raising the question of whether the destruction is in part linked to ethnicity.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The Islamist group has its roots in an al Qaeda offshoot and is still designated by the United States as a terrorist organization, and while its leader has tried to cast himself as a moderate and promised to respect Syria’s religious minorities, many observers are wary.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Within days of taking Aleppo, HTS dispatched teams to fix infrastructure and maintain order, yet managing a multifaceted population and central institutions will require constitutional safeguards, trust in the courts, and a protective framework for minorities.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
In June 2023, another Justice Department probe alleged that Minneapolis police systematically discriminated against racial minorities, violated constitutional rights and disregarded the safety of people in custody for years before George Floyd was killed.
—Adrian Sainz and Jonathan Mattise, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Videos on social media depict bearded fighters walking down city streets, reassuring Christians and other minorities of their safety.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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