A 19th-century Sunni sheik, Ibrahim al-Maghribi, decreed that Muslims might freely take Alawite property and lives, and a ...

The recent surge of violence in Syria lays bare the challenges interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa faces in delivering on his promise to lead a more unified country.

After the killings targeting the Alawite community, Syrian society is struggling to extricate itself from the crimes of the ...

Many Alawites still recall one incident of reprisal ... “The main perpetrators are [two nominally state aligned] armed groups … who joined the security forces. The security forces also ...

The Eagles of Antioch is a group of volunteers who stand watch over Christian neighborhoods in Damascus, protecting shrines, ...

In the early phase of the Syrian civil war, Iran denied the presence of its forces on Syrian soil despite evidence to the ...

In the Triumph of Orthodoxy service on the first Sunday of Great Lent, the clergy and faithful proclaim – with many shouting – bold statements of faith from the year 787, after decades of persecution.

From Maghar to Tiberias, the voices of Israel’s Druze and Christian communities share a common theme: unity. Despite the ...