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 ...

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

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

The religion was founded by a group of followers of the sixth Fatimid caliph in Egypt, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah. Al-Hakim was later deified by the Druze as a central figure in their belief system.

The officer talks about becoming an IAF tactical fighter crewman and reflects on the crisis between his people and the new regime in Syria.

The 12 dead Druze children at a soccer field is a tragic example of the Druze being caught in the middle of conflicts throughout their history—and almost certainly will continue to be.

Like Nasr, Druze who believe they are reincarnated normally come to that awareness as small children. In a fashionable villa in Sweida, a 60-year-old woman describes learning to speak before she ...

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

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 ...

People who believe they are reincarnated are widely accepted in their own tight-knit Druze communities. But the belief is part of the reason that the Druze have been branded by Islamic militants as ...

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.