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Mideast monotheistic sect
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druze
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The Druze (; or , plural ; plural , ) are an Arabic -speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group , originating in Western Asia , who self-identify as unitarians ( Al-Muwaḥḥidūn / Muwahhidun ). Jethro of Midian is considered an ancestor of all Druze and revered ...
Usage examples of druze.
It was the Druze, whose territory was just south of the city, in the Chouf Mountains.
It seemed that the Druze were industrious folk who made the most of their terrain.
Probably a friend, if this was the Druze bastion, ready to shoot whoever might shoot Walter.
The Druze are honorable when dealing with each other, and we depend on that.
There would have been no time to set up such a thing within the setting, but if there were other preplanned efforts, one of those groups could have sent a man to infiltrate the Druze effort.
Hizbollah, by betraying the Druze attempt to rescue one of their hostages?
Much of it seemed to be Russian-made, which the Druze had probably obtained from the Syrians, or through the illegal weapons market.
The only Druze are those born to Druze parents, and they remain Druze throughout their lives.
In fact no one will claim to be a Druze, because the real ones are hiding, in the city.
Each dignitary is associated with a color, and sections of each color make up the Star, which is often displayed in Druze areas.
Or there may be five vertical stripes painted on the bumpers of Druze trucks and cars.
I encounter someone I think is a Druze, and I want to confirm it, I can mention some private aspect of the religion and see whether he picks up on it.
Walter in this guise, so had used one of the oldest tricks in the book: calling his insulting greeting to every Druze militiaman he found.
Somehow he had known who was Druze despite their attempt to conceal their identity.
Except when a group took all the roles in a section, as with the Druze of Beirut.