The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an ...

Damascus’s new rulers may be unwilling or unable to protect Syria’s minorities, and calls have arisen to carve sovereign ...

Discover the hidden world of the Druze — a secretive and ancient faith caught at the crossroads of the brutal Syria-Israel ...

After deadly clashes in southern Syria, Euronews spoke exclusively to religious leaders and activists from the community ...

When the Syrian civil war erupted in March 2011, Syrian Druze were targeted at times by both the Assad regime, which ...

The Druze faith has deep connection to Greek philosophy, especially Pythagorean and Platonic thought, and its belief in ...

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The Syrian Druze have hit the headlines due to clashes in southern Syria which have left hundreds ...

ISIS and al-Qaida-related groups have killed Druze, along with believers from other faiths, because of their religious beliefs. Candles are lit at Ayn Zaman shrine in Sweida, southern Syria.

A fragile ceasefire was put in place in southern Syria on July 19, after days of violence between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes that drew in government forces and prompted Israeli strikes on the ...

Israel has bombed the areas around the Syrian city of Suweida after renewed fighting between Syrian government forces and ...

As a Druze myself, I am deeply connected to the rich history, ... The Druze, a monotheistic faith known as al-Tawhid, or Unitarism, originated around 1000 C.E. in what is now Egypt.

Furthermore, Tanukhi’s commentaries on marriage, divorce, and the original six texts have led many to consider him the founder of the normative Druze faith. A History of the Druzes, Kais M. Firro ...