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Noun: Alawism
  1. A branch of Shiism practised especially in northwest Syria and adjacent parts of Turkey and Lebanon.
    "Additionally, there has been a recent movement to unite Alawism and the other branches of Twelver Islam through educational exchange programs in Syria and Qom."

Type of: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism

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