variants
or Druse
plural Druze or Druzes or Druse or Druses
often attributive
: a member of a religious sect originating among Muslims and centered in Lebanon and Syria
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The Druze are an esoteric Muslim offshoot ethno-religious group, distinguished in Israel by their uniquely good relations with Jews and the Israeli government.
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 June 2024
Arab Israelis, whether Muslim, Christian, Druze, Circassian, Bahai, etc. are full citizens, enjoying rights and opportunities that their co-religionists in surrounding lands can only dream of.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
Yet, in this small area, people of different faiths–Muslims, Druze, Christians of Catholic, Orthodox Greek, Syrian, and Coptic denominations–have coexisted for centuries.
—Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2024
The excesses of the opposition militias were also notable: in areas these militias conquered, few ethnic or religious minority families remain after thousands of Christians, Yezidis, Druze, and Kurds were displaced or killed.
—Adham Sahloul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2020
About a million-strong, the global Druze community is largely spread across Israel, Lebanon and Syria.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
Military service is mandatory for all Jewish citizens and for male Druze and Circassian citizens of Israel.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Yet after the horrors of Oct. 7 and their losses since, Israeli Druze see the Israel-Hamas war as becoming increasingly personal.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2024
Sunnis, Shias, Druze, and Christians came together at a Sunni friend’s house, where a Christmas tree, gifts, wine, and a buffet of appetizers awaited us.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 June 2024
Arab Israelis, whether Muslim, Christian, Druze, Circassian, Bahai, etc. are full citizens, enjoying rights and opportunities that their co-religionists in surrounding lands can only dream of.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
Yet, in this small area, people of different faiths–Muslims, Druze, Christians of Catholic, Orthodox Greek, Syrian, and Coptic denominations–have coexisted for centuries.
—Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2024
The excesses of the opposition militias were also notable: in areas these militias conquered, few ethnic or religious minority families remain after thousands of Christians, Yezidis, Druze, and Kurds were displaced or killed.
—Adham Sahloul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2020
About a million-strong, the global Druze community is largely spread across Israel, Lebanon and Syria.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
Military service is mandatory for all Jewish citizens and for male Druze and Circassian citizens of Israel.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Yet after the horrors of Oct. 7 and their losses since, Israeli Druze see the Israel-Hamas war as becoming increasingly personal.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2024
Sunnis, Shias, Druze, and Christians came together at a Sunni friend’s house, where a Christmas tree, gifts, wine, and a buffet of appetizers awaited us.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Druze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Druze. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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