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Explainer: Who Are the Druze and Why Are They at the Centre of Tension in the Middle East Today? - Religion Media Centre
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Who are the Druze? And why is Israel the only country that came to their defense when they were being slaughtered by Bedouin Muslims and the new Syrian government?
The Druze are a minority population within Israel as well as in Syria and Lebanon, who thrive while practicing their own religion, which evolved from Islam, and living in close-knit communities in Israel’s north. Here are eight facts about the Druze community.
After more than a week of violence, a ceasefire came into force.
Explainer: Who are the Druze and why are they at the centre of tension in the Middle East today? - Religion Media Centre
By Ruth Marks Eglash Who are the Druze? The Druze are a small, secretive religious and ethnic group that originated in the Middle East more than a thousand years ago. Today, they are dispersed across the Levant, with the largest communities in Syria, followed by Lebanon and Israel, and a smaller population in Jordan. Despite being separated by often-hostile borders, the Druze—who speak Arabic—see themselves as one people and maintain a strong co…
The current images of the destruction of the buildings of the Ministry of Defense in Damascus or the regular shootings at the food edition in Gaza since the end of May and the newly flared clashes between Druze and Muslims confirm the worst fears. The language of the Middle East is the violence. Financed and politically supported – intentionally or unintentionally – it is by East and West, South and North, Democrats and Autocrats, ideologists an…
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