The human rights of religious minorities and others who do not conform to the interpretation of Islam prescribed by the ...

Dr. Rasha Alawieh said she follows their religious teachings, not their politics. But what do we really know about Hassan ...

According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad’s prophetic status was well-established among his followers before his death. However, a disagreement emerged soon afterward about the prophet’s death regarding ...

The government’s explanation for Rasha Alawieh’s deportation came before a judge postponed a hearing on whether it defied a judge’s order that she not be deported without advance notice to the court.

Alawites are an Arab ethnic and religious group, with distinct cultures, languages and religious beliefs. They live mainly in ...

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 745 civilians, 125 government security force members and 148 militants ...

At least 1,300 have been killed in Syria as security forces clash with loyalists of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The violence is concentrated in Tartus and Latakia, home to Alawites. The Assads ...

Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...

More than 700 civilians of the Alawite religious minority have been killed, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...

She had not been home in about six years. Alawieh reportedly told officials that, as a Shia Muslim, she follows the religious teachings of the men but not their politics, and she deleted the ...