Man brings rare and intricate carved stone art from Syria to Cedar Rapids church

CINDY HADISH,  The Gazette – 17/12/12 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A rare art form — made even more challenging by the dangers in a war-torn country — has made its way to a Cedar Rapids church. Piece by piece since mid-November, Soleiman Shalhoub, 48, has been installing a stone iconostasis, a room-wide screen separating the sanctuary from the nave, at St