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

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

The Druze religion is characterized by a strict monotheism and a belief in the transmigration of souls—which holds that human souls are reincarnated in successive bodies.

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

At the center of a crisis in Syria are the Druze — a secretive religious minority that long carved out a precarious identity ...

The Druze faith was influenced by the Quran and Christianity and Judaism, but also Greek philosophy and Eastern mysticism, according to the American Druze Foundation. 5.

Presenting the main tenets of their faith, it describes in detail how the sect emerged from mainstream Islam, named derogatorily after an early preacher deemed a heretic by Muslims and Druze alike.

(The Conversation) — Druze are often held up as the best-integrated of Israel’s Arab minorities. But members of the faith who live in the Golan Heights have an especially complicated ...

Druze faith is uniquely insular: one cannot convert to Druze, and both parents must be Druze to pass on the identity. This exclusivity, combined with a history of persecution, ...

The Druze religion teaches its adherents to be loyal to whatever state they live in. As a result, Lebanese Druze are loyal to Lebanon, Israeli Druze are loyal to Israel and so forth.

The Druze faith is an offshoot of Shia Islam, which has adopted features of other religions, including the belief in reincarnation. Druze make up less than 3% of Syria's population, ...

First visit by Druze delegation from Syria since 1973 war Israeli Druze leader hopes Syria has place for all minorities Says he does not believe Syrian Druze need protection JULIS, Israel, March ...