Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad
Bedouin fighters at Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, during clashes in southern Syria on July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
(The Conversation) — A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite and Druze communities.
