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The Ghadir Khumm Festival (ʿId al-Ghadir) and Collective Memory

This study examines the Ghadir Khumm Festival, the most important religious festival of Alawites, within the framework of Maurice Halbwachs’ theory of collective memory. It...
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Alawiness (Arap Alevism) and The Production of Space

Alawites, also known as Nusayris, are an ethno-religious community living mostly in Hatay, Adana and Mersin in Türkiye as well as Latakia and Tartus in...
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Arab Alevism

Anatolia has long been home to a diverse range of ethnic and religious communities, and the Arab Alevis are among the ancient groups that have...
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