Monks and nuns sit in prayer and contemplation at Deir Mar Moussa Al-Habashi (St Moses the Ethiopian monastery), one of the ancient monasteries in Syria in the mountains near the desert in the Nabek area in Damascus countryside. - A Syrian desert monastery that was once a hub for interfaith dialogue, attracting tens of thousands, has reopened to visitors after more than a decade of war and isolation. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
