The Druze are known for their distinctive dress, particularly among the religious men, who wear white turbans, and the women, who often cover their hair with white veils.

Like Nasr, Druze who believe they are reincarnated normally come to that awareness as small children. In a fashionable villa in Sweida, a 60-year-old woman describes learning to speak before she ...

Syrian Druze protest near the Israeli-Syrian border, as seen from the town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Wednesday, July 16, 2025 ...

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has issued a scathing critique of the European Union’s response to the ...

The Druze are a key religious minority in Syria. They comprise only 3% of the country’s population, which is predominantly Sunni Muslim, but their fierce independence and militia control of ...

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

The Druze religion holds that reincarnation is a path to spiritual purification. (Emily Garthwaite for NPR) SWEIDA, Syria — Nawaf Nasr, 78, holds a creased black-and-white photo showing what he ...