Admitted for festival at Jethro's tomb holy site, tearful participant hopes ties 'won't be cut off'; community chief hails ...

ARRAF: Women come and go, some bringing newborn babies for blessings. The Druze faith is an offshoot of Shia Islam, which has adopted features of other religions, including the belief in reincarnation ...

Dozens of Druze militias, grouped into four main coalitions, now secure Sweida, including manning checkpoints that keep government security forces from entering the province. They are bound by their ...

I was born into a faith that demanded very little from me. There are no onerous obligations in the Druze faith. Only the religious are expected to dress differently and pray regularly, the rest of ...

ARRAF: Women come and go, some bringing newborn babies for blessings. The Druze faith is an offshoot of Shia Islam, which has adopted features of other religions, including the belief in ...

Emily Garthwaite for NPR Outside Hijri’s reception hall, a stone plaque depicts St. George slaying a dragon; Druze officials say the saint is widely believed by members of their faith to be a ...

Updated April 12, 2025 at 07:39 AM ET SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to Sweida winds through outcrops of black volcanic rock, past rainfed vineyards and olive groves and up to the ...

SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to Sweida winds through outcrops of black volcanic rock, past rainfed vineyards and olive groves and up to the Mountain of the Druze — a natural fortress ...