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following their pan-Arabist nationalist logic
document The first three military coups that followed Syrian independence were engineered by Sunni officers. This was followed by the disastrous union with Nasser’s Egypt in 1958 when Baath party leaders House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

following their pan-Arabist nationalist logic

The ‘Asabiyya Of The Alawis Was Carefully Exploited By The French
document The ‘asabiyya of the Alawis was carefully exploited by the French House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

who polished the Khaldunian model by giving them military training as members of the Troupes Spéciales du Levant. In the turbulent years that followed full independence in 1946

and according to Islam the Alawis are considered infidels
document • The Alawis refuse to be annexed to Muslim Syria because in Syria the official religion of the state is Islam House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

and according to Islam the Alawis are considered infidels.

Secrecy Was Also Observed By Means Of A Complex System Of Initiation
document Secrecy was also observed by means of a complex system of initiation House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

in which insiders recognized each other by using special phrases or passwords and neophytes underwent a form of spiritual marriage with the naqibs