In light of the killing, massacres, and kidnappings currently taking place on the coast, Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, head of the Supreme Alawite Islamic Council in Syria and Diaspora, called for ...

Alawite insurgents are trying to foment sectarian ... from the Sunni community—including those spread by imams in mosques, at least one of whom called for Sunnis to attack the Alawites.[ ...

The residents, members of the Alawite minority, now say their excitement has been replaced by fear. Masked men have terrorized the village, beating people, looting homes and using anti-Alawite slurs.

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”- Blaise Pascal Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

This mosque is the second-largest mosque in Pakistan. It is famous for its red sandstone structure, white marble inlays, calligraphy and floral frescoes, displaying the finest Mughal craftsmanship. It ...

many mosques in different parts of Syria broadcast a call to battle. In the ensuing crackdown on the coast, where many Alawites live, civilians also came under attack in what human rights groups ...

Earlier this month, after some old-regime loyalists attacked the new Syrian army in what looked like a challenge to the new regime, many mosques in different parts of Syria broadcast a call to battle.