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Originally Posted by snc128
no, Alawites are not a shi'a minority, nor the ruling power in Syria is Alawites. they call themselves Fallah,their sect in Turkey is named as Nusayri. and these Nusayris consider themselves as Alawite but has hardly relationship with Alawites.
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Are they considered as being sunni or do they constitute a completely distinct entity from the two main branches of Islam? I was talking of the Assad family.