Alawites, considered disbelievers by classical Sunni and Shi'ite theologians, faced periods of subjugation or persecution under various Muslim empires such as the Ottomans, Abbasids, …

Alawites and their beliefs have been described as "secretive". [11] [5] [12] [13] Yaron Friedman, for example, in his scholarly work on the sect, has written that the Alawi religious material …

6 天之前 · Alawite, 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 …

2017年12月29日 · How did a minor and historically secretive sect of Islam, the Alawites, come to rule Syria, and what do they believe? International Review contributor Chris Gentry explores …

2012年5月17日 · Considered by some Muslims a heretic sect, Syria's minority Alawites have survived persecution and the Crusades to rise to the top brass of the country's establishment.

Alawi (Arabic: علوي), also transliterated as Alevi, Alevi, Alavi, Alvi, Alawid, or Alawite (French: Alaouite), is an adjective denoting "of or related to Ali", the Prophet Muhammad's cousin. As a …

2025年3月10日 · The Assad family, which governed Syria for more than 50 years until December 2024, is part of the Alawite sect. Under their rule, Alawites occupied key roles in the military …

Religiously and communally separate from the Muslim populations of Syria, Alawites have ruled for decades through the Assad family. Their unique history sheds light on the civil war raging …

2024年12月9日 · Alawites differ significantly from other Islamic sects. While rooted in Shia Islam, they developed distinct beliefs and rituals, setting them apart from Sunni and mainstream Shia …

Alawites, or Alawis are an Arab ethnoreligious group who live primarily in the Levant region in West Asia and follow Alawism. A sect of Islam that splintered from early Shia as a ghulat …