Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have ...

But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria’s two oldest ...

Already, the war had left bullet holes in religious symbols and artifacts ... efforts to pass down Christian tradition and the Aramaic language. Many people who had fled the town have not returned.

Already, the war had left bullet holes in religious symbols and artifacts ... efforts to pass down Christian tradition and the Aramaic language. Many people who had fled the town have not returned.