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Bookmark or Share- Alawites - WikipediaAlawites, considered disbelievers by classical Sunni and Shi'ite theologians, faced periods of subjugation or persecution under various Muslim empires such as the Ottomans, Abbasids, Mamluks, and others. The establishment of the French Mandate of Syria in 1920 marked a turning point in Alawite history.
- In Syria, a once-privileged Muslim sect is now targeted and afraidAlawites in Syria are facing a violent backlash, stoking fears of wider sectarian instability in a divided Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In Syria, a small...
- Who are the Alawites, Assad's community, who dominated Syria ... - WIONThe Alawite faith venerates Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad. It has elements of other faiths including Christian, Gnostic, Neoplatonic, and Zoroastrian. Alawites interpret the five Pillars of Islam symbolically and observe Christian, Islamic, and Alawite holidays.
- Alawite | Definition, Sect, Syria, & Assad Dynasty | BritannicaAn Alawite is any member of a minority esoteric sect of Islam living chiefly in Syria. The Assad family that ruled Syria from 1971 to 2024 are Alawites and made the community politically dominant there.
- Alawites Under Threat in Syria? | The Washington InstituteMuch of Alawite doctrine is a pastiche drawn from the great monotheistic religions (including Islam) and Zoroastrianism, and many of its rites have been secret and initiatory, rendering it an object of strong suspicion over the centuries. The famous Muslim theologian Ibn Taymiyyah even called for the sect’s eradication.
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