Lebanon has a long history of sectarian violence, and the recent events in Syria are causing alarm among its religious ...

As their community faces what they describe as ethnic cleansing in Syria, these young scholars balance academic excellence ...

The violence that overwhelmed Sweida in July 2025 reflects challenges under the transitional government, but also age-old ...

Though relatively limited in their duration and destruction, Israel’s airstrikes on Syria last month were conspicuous for their rationale. This was no act ...

Syria appears poised to enter another bloody chapter, this time involving revenge campaigns targeting the Druze minority.

After deadly clashes in southern Syria, Euronews spoke exclusively to religious leaders and activists from the community about the origins of the Druze and the effects of recent violence. View on euro ...

The veteran politician says American efforts to normalize relations with Ahmed al-Sharaa risk legitimizing a man with a ...

Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College and Said Abou Zaki, Lebanese American University Violence continues several weeks after ...

The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. Most Druze religious practices ...

The Druze, a religious sect with roots in Ismailism, have faced violence in Syria. Their practices are secretive, with no conversions or intermarriage allowed. Over half the world’s Druze population ...