Who Are the Alawites?

Recently, The Stream began bringing you fairly heavy coverage of the situation in Syria, where Islamists have been systematically murdering religious minorities, including Christians and Alawites, in the most horrific ways.

Though this 15-minute video was made four years ago, before Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and a literal terrorist took over the nation, Let’s Talk Religion gives a solid explanation of one of the groups now being most fiercely targeted. Watch, and deepen your understanding.