A photo released by the FBI shows Boston Marathon bombing suspects Dzokar Tsarnaev, left, and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, right, before the explosions.

Armenians cast doubt on ‘Misha’ impact on bombing suspects

WATERTOWN, Mass. (RNS) Two relatives of Tamerlan Tsarnaev say he was influenced by an Armenian convert to Islam named Misha. Armenian Americans say it is very unlikely an Armenian would become a Muslim.

Republic Square in Yerevan, the capitol city of Armenia. Photographed on October 20, 2007. RNS photo courtesy Arthur Chapman via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/6yrvmm)

Armenia struggles to absorb Christian refugees from Syria

YEREVAN, Armenia (RNS) An estimated 7,000 of Syria’s Christian-Armenian community have arrived in Armenia since the start of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad, and cash-strapped Armenia is struggling to help them.

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