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Old 05-02-2008, 14:43 PM   #43 (permalink)
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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?
Alawites are not a such big group even in Turkey (though mainly exist in Anatolia) but some of them consider themselves as Shi'a falsely,some of them say Alawism has nothing to do with Shi'a sect and they are just muslims and so on.
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