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	Institute of Druze Studies: Druzes
		Among Druzes today, Darazi is known as a heretic and the uttering of his name constitutes the use of profanity.
		In Druze society, as in Middle Eastern culture in general, the priority of the family over the individual is predominant.
		Druzes build their houses when possible on land adjacent to their parents, and extended families usually remain in close proximity to one another.
	www.druzestudies.org /druzes.html (1568 words)

	Druzes
		The Druzes attach particular importance to speaking the truth among themselves (although it is permissible to lie to outsiders and even to pretend to accept the religious beliefs of the ruling majority).
		Druze religion has its origins in the second decade of the 11th century, when al-Darazi and Hamzah ibn Ali declared the sixth Fatimid caliph to be the incarnation of the godhead.
		The refusal of the Druzes to involve themselves in the Arab-Israeli conflict and the loyalty of the majority of the Druzes to the state of Israel has led them to be treated relatively favourably by the Israeli authorities.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/islam/shia/druze.html (767 words)

	The Druze
		Sabalan was a Druze prophet, believed to be either Zebulun, the sixth son of the Patriarch Jacob, or one of the emissaries who propagated the Druze religion in the eleventh century.
		The oldest Druze school in the region was established in Peki'in by the Russian church at the end of the nineteenth century.
		Druze sacred texts mention Sheikh Abu Arus, who was responsible for the propagation of the Druze faith in the region, and was buried in the village.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Society_&_Culture/druze.html (0 words)

	Druze
		While the Druze are not regarded as Muslims by other Muslims, they regard themselves as Muslims as well as carriers of the core of this Islam.
		The Druze seem, to a large extent, to have originated from a group of Shi'is, the Isma'ilis, but they have diverged much, and the Koran does not seem to be a part of their religion.
		Most Druze know only parts of their religion's theology, and they are referred to as juhhal, "ignorants." One out of 50 members of the uqqal, reach as high as perfection, and are called 'ajawid, 'noble', and work as the real leaders of the Druze religion.
	www.i-cias.com /e.o/druze.htm (0 words)

	DRUSE, DRUZE, MOWAHHIDOON
		The Druze are a fiercely independent religious group mainly concentrated in Lebanon around the base of Mount Hermon, and in the mountains behind Beirut and Sidon.
		The Druze took up taqiyya ("dissimulation"), a practice whereby they conceal their true beliefs and outwardly accept the religious beliefs of those amongst whom they live, even as they secretly retained their true convictions.
		The Druze do not follow the Five Pillars of Islam (recitation of the creed, reciting prayers five times a day, donating to charity, fasting during the month of Ramadan and making a pilgrimage to Mecca.) Thus, most Muslims do not consider them to be part of Islam.
	www.religioustolerance.org /druse.htm (0 words)

	Druze
		While the Druze are not regarded as Muslims by other Muslims, they regard themselves as Muslims as well as carriers of the core of this Islam.
		The Druze seem, to a large extent, to have originated from a group of Shi'is, the Isma'ilis, but they have diverged much, and the Koran does not seem to be a part of their religion.
		Most Druze know only parts of their religion's theology, and they are referred to as juhhal, "ignorants." One out of 50 members of the uqqal, reach as high as perfection, and are called 'ajawid, 'noble', and work as the real leaders of the Druze religion.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/druze.htm (1105 words)

	THE DRUZE OF THE LEVANT
		The Druze faith was founded in Cairo in 1017 AD during the reign of the eccentric sixth Isma'ili Fatimid Caliph of Egypt, Abu 'Ali al-Mansur al-Hakim (985-1021).
		Druze society is a theocracy, with the religious leaders having the last word in spiritual and in temporal matters.
		During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Druze were involved in a struggle for control of the Levant between the Qaysi and the Yamani factions that went back to the Arab Muslim conquest of Syria in the 7th century.
	www.angelfire.com /az/rescon/mgcdruze.html (3516 words)

	Manichaean Orthodox Church (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Druze Gnosticism acknowledges the Far Eastern conception of Evil as being primarily a state of a soul's misperception or (Maya or illusion).
		Hence, according to the Druze perspective, the Far Eastern conception of Evil can only be utilized for the harder task of waking the Adamic souls from the dream-state referred to as reality in which evil is undeniably a force represented by actual fallen beings who are capable of furthering the human misperception or illusory vision.
		Druze Gnosticism is also based on the doctrine of Ancientness of the World and in the fact that humanity had undergone many cycles during which it had experienced higher realms of awareness and developed advanced technologies.
	essenes.net /druze.html (3893 words)

	Bosra. Syria and the Druze - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Jesus Christ is acknowledged by the Druze as one of the divine incarnations.
		The Druze were under the nominal rule of Turkey from the 16th century until 1918, during World War I, but they maintained virtual autonomy by their fierce opposition to any forces sent by the sultans to subjugate them.
		Because of the Druze practice of outwardly conforming to the faith of the people among whom they live, their exact number is difficult to determine.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /bosra_syria.htm (688 words)

	AllRefer.com - Druze (Islam) - Encyclopedia
		Since the Druze religion was seen as an abrogation of Islam, the concealment of the substance of the faith is a religious obligation, marriages outside the faith are forbidden, and initiation from lay status (jahil, ignorant) to clerical (aqil, knower) is restricted.
		Druze officers were noticeable in the history of Syria in the 1950s and 1960s.
		In Israel, the Druze were granted a "nationality" status distinct from the Arabic-speaking population, and are expected to serve in the Israeli army.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/Druze.html (438 words)

	The Druze (Muwahhidun)- an Introduction by Hammud Quteish
		The Druze believe in five parameters, and they are custodians of the Tawhid rite, which prevailed in the various stages of unveiling, and they are the purpose of existence, the masters of all nations, and the wellspring of the wisdom and mercy of God.
		A Druze person is the son (or daughter) of Druze persons, and hence, belongs to the Tawhid faith, which is essentially obedience and surrender to the Will of God, and an absolute faith in His unity, and compliance with His books.
		Moreover, a Druze man is not permitted to marry more than one woman, and in case of divorce, he has no right to speak or sit with his divorced wife in the same place, or to marry her once again.
	www.mideastweb.org /druze.htm (0 words)

	Strat's Place - Daniel Rogov - Israel - Dining With The Druze
		Even a casual visit to any of the eighteen Druze villages in the Carmel Hills and the Galilee is enough to make even a casual visitor aware that in addition to being concerned with the quality of what they eat, the Druze also have a highly developed social code that centers about food and dining.
		Because Druze hosts are expected to please their guests, they will never argue about politics or religion and will never ask guests whether they would like food or drink but to provide these automatically, insisting that they have them and ignoring whatever refusals they may offer.
		In most Druze homes, cooking is done by groups, and it is not unusual to find mothers, daughters, sisters, cousins and friends all working in the same kitchen to prepare a festive meal.
	www.stratsplace.com /rogov/israel/dining_with_druze.html (1861 words)

	Awesome Seminars \| Useful Resources \| Israeli Politics and Society \| Druze
		The Druze are village and mountain dwellers, attached to their individual plots of land and property, while harboring no separatist national aspirations.
		Even before the establishment of the State there were some Druze serving in the Haganah, and upon the proclamation of the state the majority sides with Israel, with many Druze voluntarily fight in the IDf during the War of Independence.
		Theoretically the Druze have been full citizens since the establishment of the state, however in practice the situation is somewhat different.
	www.awesomeseminars.com /druze.html (497 words)

	Druze Q & A
		Members of the Druze community who do not opt to follow the right path of tawhid, however, are limited to the observance of the pillars of Islam, which to the Druze (like the Shi'a) are seven.
		With the collapse of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt, Druzism spread secretly in the Levant among the Druze Emirs of the house of Tanukh.
		MZY: During the second half of the 16th century and the first half of the 17th, Fakhruddin II, a Druze Emir of the Ma'nid dynasty, was successful in establishing in Mount Lebanon, known at that time as the Mountain of the Druzes, a state that to all practical purposes, was independent from Ottoman control.
	www.jewishsightseeing.com /israel/daliyat_al_karmil/19990115-druze_qanda.htm (0 words)

	Druzenet (English Edition)
		Druze is not a religion, it is a faith; and while the historical identity of the Druze as a community brought together by language, land or tradition, may date back 1000 yrs to Fatimid Egypt, the Spiritual Identity of El-Mowahideen El-Druze as Preservers of the Ancient Wisdom is as old as the creation of time.
		If anything, this testimony should, once and for all, answer the 1000-year old question, "who are the Druze?", because most of the accounts written on the Druze yet, some of which (unfortunately) written by Druze themselves for non-authentic objectives, do not represent the Druze Identity.
		Druzenet is brought to you from Lebanon under the sponsorship of Mashiakhat El-Akel, the highest Druze Spiritual Reference in the Middle East and world wide.
	www.druzenet.org /dnenglish.html (0 words)

	Druze People (Israel)
		The Druze people are 400,000 living in Syria (mainly in the area of Jabal ad-Duruz or Druze Mountains), Lebanon and Israel.
		During my visit of 2 October 2001 to Mas'ade, the only flags I spotted were Druze flags, but not the regular Druze flag (triangle and four stripes) but horizontal, five-striped flags.
		At first I thought it was a Golan Heights Druze flag, but when I visited Pqi'in in Galilee, I saw the same flag, and now it was clear that it was in 1:1 ratio.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/il_druze.html (620 words)

	ShaikhSiddiqui Druze
		The Druze sect developed out of Shia Ismaili Islam, a philosophical movement based in the Fatimids Caliphate, in the 10th century, a time of particular cultural wealth.
		The Druze took up taqiyya (dissimulation), a practice whereby they conceal their true beliefs and outwardly accept the religious beliefs of those amongst whom they live, even as they retained their true convictions in secret.
		Between 10 to 20% of Druze are Uqqal, the Juhhal supply their material needs, and tend to form the Druze political and military leadership.
	www.shaikhsiddiqui.com /druze.html (846 words)

	Shedding Light on Lebanon
		As a result, the Druze may be regarded as a sort of Moslem sect or, alternatively, as nothing of the kind.
		The Druze appeared in the eleventh century, when they accepted the self-proclaimed divinity of one of the caliphs of Islam, and in the seventeenth century they set up as an independent polity.
		In 1860, as a result of an outbreak of violence between Druze and Christians, in which 11,000 Christians were massacred in a few weeks, France led an international peace-keeping force into the country and insisted that the Turkish sultan re-order his rule there to prevent a recurrence.
	www.theatlantic.com /doc/198404/lebanon/3 (1446 words)

	SEMP -Who Are the Druze?
		The Druze [duruzî (singular) durûz (plural)]* are an Arab people who prefer being left alone in the mountains of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan where they have farmed, grown their olive and fruit orchards, and raised their families for the past one thousand years (see Photo A).
		The Druze, through the American-Arabian Ladies Society, were involved in the early history of the Bridgeview mosque in suburban Chicago, which has of late acquired notoriety for its Hamas connectedness through its Palestinian member, Mr.
		The Druze faith is founded on the Quran as interpreted by the propagator of the da wa.
	www.semp.us /biots/biot_176.html (1501 words)

	The Druze Faith
		The Druze fought the Egyptians in 1930, the Turks in 1852, and defeated by the Turks in 1896.
		The Druze are interesting in that they respect Mohammed as a prophet, and believe the Qur’an was sent by God, yet their beliefs are so different from what is taught in the Qur’an.
		The Druze are remarkable for holding to their tradition for almost a thousand years, in the face of war and persecution.
	www.muslimhope.com /Druze.htm (2780 words)

	surely people have no truth except what came from the imaams-(Kulainee) A good reference for non-muslims who are ...
		The Druze originated as a secret sect among the esoteric (baatini) groups that appear outwardly to be Muslim and who sometimes pretend to be religious, ascetic and pious.
		Although the Druze are one of these esoteric groups, they have their own characteristics as regards their origins and the time when they emerged, and the circumstances which helped them to become established.
		If they accept that, then they go on to slander the Prophets and say that they have secrets that go against the message to which they called their nations; they say that they were smart and devised new laws for their nations for them to achieve worldly interests, and so on.
	www.allaahuakbar.net /druze/index.htm (1858 words)

	Prime Minister Sharon's Remarks to the Local Council of Kasra Samia On "Druze Soldiers Day"
		Druze fighters operated in the Jewish underground movements even during the riots of 1936-1939, and during the War of Independence, Druze fighters from villages in the Galilee joined the IDF.
		Last year’s joining of the first Druze navigator to the family of airforce pilots, marked the opening of all IDF units to Druze youths, and this too is a great source of pride.
		Druze Soldier Day is a day on which we should not only pay our respects to soldiers, but to the entire Druze sector, a sector whose internal cohesion, pride and nurturing of its unique legacy can serve as an example to other sectors in Israel.
	www.pmo.gov.il /PMOEng/Archive/Speeches/2004/08/speech170804eng.htm (1202 words)

	Other Places (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The shrine of Abu Ibrahim is located in Daliyat el-Carmel, and the ruins of several Druze villages are located in the vicinity.
		Located north of Rama, on the peak of Mt. Meron, is the all-Druze village of Beit Jan.
		In and near the village are significant sites for Druze and Jews, including a restored Jewish synagogue dating back to the Roman Period.
	www.druzehistoryandculture.com /other_places.htm (1053 words)

	Druze definition - Zionism and Israel -Encyclopedia / Dictionary/Lexicon of Zionism/Israel/
		Druze call themselves Mowahhidoon (plural) or Mowahhid (singular) which means "monotheistic." The religion is officially secret, and they do not proselytize.
		The Druze formed a pact with the Israel government in 1948, serve in elections and vote in the government.
		Druze in the annexed Golan heights are split in their loyalty to Israel and Syria, their original homeland.
	www.zionism-israel.com /dic/Druze.htm (592 words)

	Druze Sheikhs at Home in India (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Since the Druze are perceived by the world as an Arabic sect, their receptivity to Vaishnava literature and culture may seem surprising.
		Druze refer to themselves as muwahidoon, "the one, eternal religion," and believe there are muwahidoon, in various external manifestations, throughout the world.
		They were confirmation that the books distributed by the devotees, and studied voraciously by the Druze people, were like seeds that fructified a decade later in the form of this journey to the East, which the sheikhs considered a journey to the homeland of their patriarchs.
	www.krishna.com /printarticles/36_5/druze.html (2062 words)

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