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

Saeb claimed that the Druze people are under persecution in Syria due to the differences in faith with the 'jihadists'.

The Deputy Chief of Mission of Israel in India, Fares Saeb in a video message explained the history of Druze people, as the ...

A rocket attack on a Druze village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 11 people, including children, has brought attention to the secretive religious and ethnic group.

The long persecuted minority has been at the centre of a recent bout of sectarian violence in Syria, which saw the IDF bomb Damascus in support of the community ...

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The Syrian Druze have hit the headlines due to clashes in southern Syria which have left hundreds ...

The Druze faith has deep connection to Greek philosophy, especially Pythagorean and Platonic thought, and its belief in ...

About one million Druze live across the Middle East, mainly in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel. In Syria, the largest Druze ...

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

Outside the Middle East, there is a Druze diaspora, particularly in North America and Australia. Well-known Druze include ...