SocietySyria: How the 'house of sisters' rumor split society

A rumor claims the so-called “house of sisters” holds kidnapped Syrian women from other sects and forces them to convert to Islam. Its existence is unconfirmed, but the story has fueled communal tensions. An Alawite family left Damascus for Lebanon after a warning targeting their daughter. Authorities say no such licensed facility exists, while fact-checkers found that images of the alleged building were AI-generated. Reports of missing and kidnapped women remain insufficiently investigated.

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