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

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 ...

While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...

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

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

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 ...