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 are monotheistic Shia Muslims, tribally known as the Bani Maaruf. They take the name “Druze” after preacher Mohamed ...

In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to hundreds of deaths in Sweida province in southern Syria. Israel later launched ...

Druze faith is uniquely insular: one cannot convert to Druze, and both parents must be Druze to pass on the identity. This exclusivity, combined with a history of persecution, has made the ...

The Druze, a religious sect with roots in Ismailism and a storied history in Syria, maintain secrecy and discourage ...

The Druze–Jewish covenant is a call for moral awakening for all who believe in partnership, in values, and in mutual ...

The Druze often play significant roles in the political and military spheres of the countries where they reside, balancing their unique identity with national integration. Advertisement ...

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) partnered with several organizations to host a conference April 14-15 honoring the evolving legacy of the Druze, a tight-knit religious group most ...

U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this ...

Broadly supported in much of Israel, the assault on Hezbollah has deeply divided the Druze, a minority group that inhabits areas spanning national borders across much of the Middle East.

While Israel undeniably owes its Druze population much gratitude and while we can readily understand why Israel’s Druze population would not be overjoyed with the new Israeli identity law, we ...