They drink, don’t do the hijab and believe in a trinity. Among other reasons I believe they are probably derived from an old orthodox group driven underground.
Sounds like true descendants of Ishmael before that bloodline was hijacked by the Muslims
“They drink, don’t do the hijab and believe in a trinity. “
“He is an Alawite. Muslim sect that significantly rejects sharia.”
Thanks, guys. I knew the name of the sect, but not the details.
I also knew that there was this Baath political component which was shared with Iraq, although Saddam was Sunni, not Alewite.