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The Al-Otrush Mosque is a 14th-century Mamluk mosque.. The largest religious group in Syria are Sunni Muslims, who make up about 74% of the population, [7] of whom Arabic-speaking Sunnis form the majority, followed by the Kurds, Turkmens/Turkomans, Circassians, and Palestinians.
The Alawites are the third largest religious group in Syria, after the Sunni and Shi'a Muslims. [9] Hafez al-Assad and his son, former President Bashar al-Assad , belong to the Alawite sect. [ 9 ] Alawites are divided into two main groups: traditional Alawites, who form the majority, and the minority Murshid Alawites (which rose from a modern ...
Syria was one of the earliest centers of Christian hymnody, in a repertory known as Syrian chant, which continues to be the liturgical music of some of the various Syrian Christians. Also, there was a former distinctive tradition of Syrian Jewish religious music, which still flourishes in the Syrian-Jewish community of New York.
In early 2007 two Islamic banks were allowed to conduct initial public offerings: The Cham Islamic Bank and the Syria International Islamic Bank. [ 75 ] Syrian regime is intolerant of, and suppresses, what it deems as extremist and conservative forms of Islam.
Islam is the largest and predominant religion in Syria, comprising 87% of the population. Sunni Muslims make up around 74% of the population [ 12 ] and Sunni Arabs account for 59–60% .
In a paper, "Islamic Education in Syria", Landis wrote that "no mention" is made in Syrian textbooks (controlled by the Al-Assad regime) of Alawites, Druze, Ismailis or Shia Islam; Islam was presented as a monolithic religion. [179] Ali Sulayman al-Ahmad, chief judge of the Baathist Syrian state, has said: We are Alawi Muslims. Our book is the ...
Religious differences in Syria have historically been tolerated, [133] [134] and religious minorities tend to retain distinct cultural, and religious identities. Sunni Islam is the religion of 74% of Syrians.
Religion in Syria (14 C, 13 P) S. ... Pages in category "Culture of Syria" ... Destruction of cultural heritage by the Islamic State; E. Edris A Jin; F.