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 ...

The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, who for ...

The Druze established strongholds in the mountainous areas of the region that includes Lebanon and Syria, where they continued to practice their faith in relative isolation over the generations.

When the Syrian civil war erupted in March 2011, Syrian Druze were targeted at times by both the Assad regime, which ...

In Syria's large Druze minority, a belief in reincarnation binds the community together. Syrian Druze recall what they believe to be past lives — even vivid details | WKAR Public Media ...

Omid Safi, in a column about Druze lawyer Amal Alamduddin, offered an in-depth look at the tiny faith, which has 1 to 2 million members worldwide. Alamduddin, who is George Clooney's fiancé ...

The Druze religion holds that reincarnation is a path to spiritual purification. SWEIDA, Syria — Nawaf Nasr, 78, holds a creased black-and-white photo showing what he believes is himself in a ...

SWEIDA, Syria — Nawaf Nasr, 78, holds a creased black-and-white photo showing what he believes is himself in a previous life. The image, from the 1940s, shows a serious-looking young man wearing an ...

The Druze religion holds that reincarnation is a path to spiritual purification. SWEIDA, Syria — Nawaf Nasr, 78, holds a creased black-and-white photo showing what he believes is himself in a ...