The Druze, who number around 140,000 in Israel, are an Arabic-speaking minority population distinct from the mainstream Muslim and Christian Arabic communities, with a unique history, culture and ...

The Druze town of Daliat el-Carmel (also spelled Daliyat al-Carmel) is what its Deputy Mayor Nisim Abu Hamad calls “a mixture of modernity based on our Druze culture and tradition.” On one end of the ...

Israeli Druze make up roughly 2% of the country’s population and live mostly in the northern regions of the Galilee, ... culture or ancestry – or a combination of these elements – roughly eight-in-ten ...

She did not know who the men were - extremists, government security forces, or someone else entirely - but the message was ...

In Druze society today, pre-military training is not seen as a necessary step towards conscription into the army. That is because recruitment rates in Druze society are high anyway.

We’re at one of the regional conventions that supplement the annual National Druze Convention, organized by the American Druze Society. Druze is a tiny Arab religion that originated in the ...

Daniel Halabi, 22, a sheikh or religious leader in the Druze faith, leads a discussion with Carmen Masri, left, and Luna Masri at the American Druze Society conference in Irvine in July.

In the United States, annual conventions of the American Druze Society, which is based in San Antonio, have become a well-known matchmaking ground, with mixers and outings aimed at young people ...

Israel Launches New Educational Program to Teach Students About Druze Culture. By. TPS / Tazpit News Agency - 17 Heshvan 5785 – November 18, 2024. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

If they gave out grades for people's contributions to society, Janan Faraj Falah would get an A+. Then again, she was the first Druze woman to receive a PhD in Israel and has always been an ...

But Druze hold a special place in Israeli society. The Druze, a religious sect spread throughout Israel, Lebanon and Syria, make up a subset of Israel’s Arab population.