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Bookmark or Share- Druze - WikipediaThe Druze (/ ˈ d r uː z / DROOZ; Arabic: دَرْزِيّ, darzī or دُرْزِيّ durzī, pl. دُرُوز, durūz), who call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn (lit. 'the monotheists' or 'the unitarians'), are an Arab and Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group from West Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion whose main tenets ...
- Druze in Israel - WikipediaDruze citizens are prominent in the Israel Defense Forces and in politics. The bond between Jewish and Druze soldiers is commonly known by the term "a covenant of blood" (Hebrew: ברית דמים, brit damim). Five Druze lawmakers were elected to serve in the 18th Knesset, a disproportionately large number considering their population.
- Lebanese Druze - WikipediaThe Lebanese Druze (Arabic: دروز لبنان, romanized: durūz lubnān) are an ethnoreligious group constituting about 5.2 percent of the population of Lebanon.They follow the Druze faith, which is an esoteric Abrahamic religion originating from the Near East, and self identify as unitarians (Arabic: موحدين, romanized: muwaḥḥidīn).. There are estimated to be 1.1 million Druze ...
- Solving the mystery of the Druze – a 2,000-year-old odysseyReports from Cairo’s ruler, Al-Hakim (996-1021 CE), give us the first glance into the Druze and Druzism. Al-Hakim had sent missionaries throughout Arabia, to win new believers. His missionaries claimed the Druze had splintered from Isma’ili Islam, a branch of Shia Islam. After Al-Hakim’s sudden disappearance, the new ruler eradicated the ...
- Who Are the Druze? | IFCJ - International Fellowship of Christians and JewsThe Druze religion and community are often perceived as secretive or as a bit of a mystery to those on the outside. The religion began over 1,000 years ago, branching off from Islam. The Druze, also known as the “Muwahideen” or “declarers of oneness,” are a close-knit community who are extremely loyal to their identity and faith.
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