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    Alevism (redirect from Âlevi)
    syncretic beliefs. The Alevis acquired political importance in the 15th century, when the order dominated the Janissaries. The term “Alevi-Bektashi” is currently...
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    The History of the Shī‘ah Imāmate Alevī Ṭarīqah or The History of the Alevism is that of a community of Muslims of Anatolia and neighbouring regions....
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    Pärnu Alevi Cemetery (Estonian: Pärnu Alevi kalmistu) is a cemetery in Pärnu, Estonia. The cemetery was established in 1773. Amandus Heinrich Adamson...
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    The British Alevi Federation was established in November 2013 as a registered charity in England and Wales. The British Alevi Federation is an umbrella...
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  • The Ottoman persecution of Alevis is best known in connection with the Ottoman sultan Selim I's reign (1512–1520) and his war against the Safavids in 1514...
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    Kurdish Alevism (redirect from Alevi Kurds)
    socio-religious organizations among Kurds who adhere to Alevism. Kurdish Alevis consider their hereditary sacred lineages as semi-deific figures, often...
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  • Ocak (Alevism) (redirect from Alevi Hearths)
    particular religious community which adherents of Alevism belong to. In Alevi tradition, each ocak is led by a dede, who is assumed to be descended from...
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    estimates of share of Alevi are between 10% to 40% of the population. KONDA's estimate was 5% in 2006. 4% of adult citizens identified as Alevi in a survey in...
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    Zazas (redirect from Alevi Zaza)
    ethnic identity also spoke Zazaki as their mother language. Concerning Alevis, which were separately analysed, c. 70% spoke Zazaki, but Turkish (70%)...
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  • in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, including that of the Alawite and Alevi. According to Twelver theology, the Twelve Imams are exemplary human individuals...
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