Ismaili Shiites and Druze. Shambos said the situation inside Syria remains in flux and as such, has raised concern among the ...
Assad’s regime, the status of minorities and their future is among the most crucial questions. Although many people have celebrated the downfall of Assad’s dictatorship, [...] ...
a Sheikh, sporting a traditional moustache and ritual white bonnet, tells The New Arab. A member of the Druze community, an ethno-religious group practising a syncretic faith rooted in Islam, with ...
Syria’s minority Druze religious community live mostly in the south of the country near the Golan Heights, and Israel has tried to sow discord between them and the Sunni majority. Video appeared on ...
There will be "real-world harm" if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram beyond the United States, the International Fact-Checking Network said Thursday. "If Meta ...
Officials from the new government have said that they “guarantee” the religious rights of all Syrians, but many remain skeptical. Tarif told JNS that after the fall of Assad, the Druze of ...
Read my story on Curtis here. As a growing share of U.S. adults turns away from religion, Christianity is still thriving in one American institution: the U.S. Congress. Members of the 119th Congress ...
Against the backdrop of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, the fall of the Assad regime, and the tragic death of 12 Druze children in Majdal Shams in a Hezbollah rocket attack, the number of Druze ...
Afef Abed, a member of Israel’s Druze minority, took Gallant’s seat in the Knesset on behalf of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party following Gallant’s departure ...
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Druze reject Islamic rule and prefer a decentralized government in Syria, a commander from the minority group said on Sunday. “Religious and Islamic rule has only ...
For a faith that accepts scriptures such as “be ye therefore perfect” (Matt. 5:48), these attitudes can seem hard to argue with. Even many members today seem to take for granted that religious people ...
This is my personal opinion as a citizen from Suwayda,” said Lujain Hamza. The Druze are an ethno-religious group found mainly in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri is their ...