Alawite

Examples

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• Amid such shifts, however, three constants stand out: rule in Damascus by Assad and his people, the Alawites; pursuit of a Greater Syria; and the desire for strategic parity with Israel.

  Academic text (1991)

• Expect few major changes in Damascus so long as Assad and the Alawites rule.

  Academic text (1991)

• Remarkably, 79% of the Alawites expressed distance toward the Palestinians.

  Academic text (1995)

• Assad's overthrow would almost certainly lead to communal violence; merely to protect themselves, the Alawites must stay in power.

  Academic text (1991)

• "The Alawites, often referred to as heterodox Muslims, believe they are doomed if Assad falls.

  Blog text (16)

• In Syria, the Alawite-dominated Assad regime is struggling to suppress predominantly Sunni opposition forces.

  Academic text (2012)

• Assad told parliament that Syria was facing a conspiracy intended to provoke a sectarian war between Sunnis and Alawites.

  Academic text (2012)

• The prospect of an Iraq-style sectarian civil war in Syria between Alawites, Christians, and the long-oppressed Sunni majority is very possible.

  Blog text (7)

• Ankara also encourages Sunni Islamist opposition to the Alawite-dominated Assad regime in Syria, Tehran's main ally.

  Academic text (2012)

• Many Alawites have historically held key positions in the Syrian government.

Synonyms

A

Alawi

vsAlawite

1 9.9

A person who belongs to a Muslim group mainly in Syria with Shia beliefs

has identical meaning but is a variant spelling or name

S

Shia Muslim

vsAlawite

1 4.1

A follower of Islam who believes Ali should have been leader after Muhammad and rejects the first three leaders

is a particular Syrian community within that belief branch

Surface Forms

Etymology