Added on 16/07/2012
Editor, MEP
Syria , Turkey , Videos
Alawite Turks Fearful of Sectarianism
Alawites in neighbouring Turkey are concerned at the increasingly sectarian tone of the uprising.
Historically persecuted in Turkey, they have a rather different view of events in Syria, and many fear for the future in both countries.
Al Jazeera’s Anita McNaught reports from Harbi-yay in Southern Turkey.
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