Drouzes: What is the minority of the Middle East, alloy of Jews, Christians and Muslims

The Druzians are an ethnic and religious minority in the Middle East, which is religiously involved in all the warring aspects of the region, as they draw elements from Jews, Christians and Muslims, as well as Zoroastrianism. More specifically, Drouzian thought appeared in Egypt in the early 11th century as a sect of Shiism. Is still considered a stream of esotericism by the dominant Islam. Survivored by a kind of mysticism, it incorporates elements such as faith in human reincarnation. “We do not know who are as long as they do not say it,” according to Makram Raba, Associate Professor of History at the American University of Beirut. The community does not accept prosecution and discourages marriages outside the community. The Religious Festivals of the Drungers coincide with the Muslim calendar. Traditional Drouz clothing is black. Men wear white turban and women cover the head and part of the face with a long white scarf. Sophia’s letters are the fundamental and central text of their faith. Religion […]
Source: News Beast

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