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Today is going to be one of those awkward and difficult topics,

but inshallah, as usual, will be a benefit, inshallah,

as you're all aware, the situation in Syria is becoming quite difficult right now.

And our duaz are for the people of Syria.

My job here today is not to be a political analyst, but to teach you some facts that you should know about that region.

And in particular, the reality of the sectarian

differences that are taking place so today inshallahua i want to introduce to you one of the

most fringe bizarre movements of our faith and it is of practical relevance because this movement is

in charge of the land of Syria.

And I mean here the group that is known as the Nusaitis or the Al-Awites.

Now my goal today is not to fuel the fan of sectarianism.

I have always been a vocal critic of sectarianism and I remain a critic of violence. We should not be hurting one another even if we

have different interpretations of Islam. But we cannot change the fact that there are many sectarian

elements taking place in that land. So today's information is really for just knowledge purposes.

As for actual, you know actual sectarian warfare going on, I have always been opposed to this, but the fact of the matter is, when you bring in sectarian politics and when you have people being killed, it is understandable. They're going to stand up and defend themselves, right?

So with this disclaimer, today's topic is going to be about who is this group?

What is this group that called themselves the alois, the Nussides?

We begin with a brief introduction.

We're talking about one of the strands of Shi'i Islam.

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