Druze Village
"Live and give others to live."
This quote addresses the Druze philosophy
of life. Even though they do not have autonomy as a nation
they support and defend the respective government of the
country in which they live. Druze men are expected to join
the Israel Defense Force.
As we were eating lunch in a large room I
noticed two pictures of this man. Later the Director of
Druze Education told me that this was a religious leader who
died four years ago at the age of 100.
The five colors of the Druze religious
flag represent the five prophets who founded the faith. Each
color represents the color of dress of each prophet. The
Druze believe that all five prophets will return, much like
the Messiah.
This sketch depicts a revolutionary
religious leader in 1925.
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