The Alawites are a religious minority who live along Syria’s coast. [1] They belong to a heterodox branch of Shia Islam and are the second-largest religious community in Syria, following Sunni Muslims. [2]
The Alawites form the dominant religious group on the Syrian coast and towns near the coast, which are also inhabited by Sunnis, Christians, and Ismailis. They are often confused with the Alevis, a …
2011 that Alawites should abandon Assad, or else "Syria will become the graveyard of the Alawites". Jihadis in Syria follow the anti-Alawite fatwahs of
Alawites are adherents of a syncretistic belief with close affinity to Shi'ite Islam and, importantly, the Assad family is Alawite. But despite their crucial role in the unfolding struggles in Syria, they are little …
Jan 11, 2022 · The Alawites, a secretive religious minority primarily residing along Syria's Mediterranean coast, have wielded significant political influence since the Assad family's rise to power in 1970.
Mar 10, 2025 · Syria violence: Alawites, a minority Shia sect, became powerful in Syria during the Assad regime. As the country sees its worst violence in months, they are being hunted down and killed.
Feb 25, 2026 · For some Alawites, the violence continued even after attempts at reconciliation. Hundreds of soldiers stationed in Iraq when Assad fell returned to Syria after the new government …
1 day ago · Four Alawites killed and another severely injured when fired upon whilst entering a taxi outside the hospital where most of them worked. The reports of sectarian violence coming out of …
4 days ago · While the new leadership has pledged national reconciliation and equal treatment of all Syrian communities, the Alawites—historically intertwined with the former ruling establishment—are ...
The Alawites are a religious minority who live along Syria’s coast. [1] They belong to a heterodox branch of Shia Islam and are the second-largest religious community in Syria, following Sunni Muslims. [2]
The Alawites form the dominant religious group on the Syrian coast and towns near the coast, which are also inhabited by Sunnis, Christians, and Ismailis. They are often confused with the Alevis, a …
Alawites are adherents of a syncretistic belief with close affinity to Shi'ite Islam and, importantly, the Assad family is Alawite. But despite their crucial role in the unfolding struggles in Syria, they are little …
Jan 11, 2022 · The Alawites, a secretive religious minority primarily residing along Syria's Mediterranean coast, have wielded significant political influence since the Assad family's rise to power in 1970.
Mar 10, 2025 · Syria violence: Alawites, a minority Shia sect, became powerful in Syria during the Assad regime. As the country sees its worst violence in months, they are being hunted down and killed.
Feb 25, 2026 · For some Alawites, the violence continued even after attempts at reconciliation. Hundreds of soldiers stationed in Iraq when Assad fell returned to Syria after the new government …
1 day ago · Four Alawites killed and another severely injured when fired upon whilst entering a taxi outside the hospital where most of them worked. The reports of sectarian violence coming out of …
4 days ago · While the new leadership has pledged national reconciliation and equal treatment of all Syrian communities, the Alawites—historically intertwined with the former ruling establishment—are ...
The Alawites are a religious minority who live along Syria’s coast. [1] They belong to a heterodox branch of Shia Islam and are the second-largest religious community in Syria, following Sunni Muslims. [2]
The Alawites form the dominant religious group on the Syrian coast and towns near the coast, which are also inhabited by Sunnis, Christians, and Ismailis. They are often confused with the Alevis, a …
Can we call Alawites (Nusayrites) as Muslims. I don't know what their current beliefs are but as per my information they believe Imam Ali (A.S) as God. Can someone tell me that what are their believe...
