The Druze, a religious sect with roots in Ismailism, have faced violence in Syria. Their practices are secretive, with no ...

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.

The sudden deaths of 12 Druze children from a Hezbollah missile attack at a soccer field in the Israeli-held Golan Heights on July 27 brought into relief yet again the ancient and complicated ...

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

The Druze widely believe St. George to be a reincarnation of St. John the Baptist. Emily Garthwaite for NPR. Outside Hijri’s reception hall, a stone plaque depicts St. George slaying a dragon; ...

(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 ...

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.

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, ...

Sectarian clashes between Druze and Bedouin militias have ... Israel has sought to cast itself as the protector of the Druze faith in Syria — capitalizing on a sense of mistrust among members ...

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.