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==== Reincarnation ====
Alawites hold that they were originally stars or divine lights that were cast out of heaven through disobedience and must undergo repeated [[reincarnation]] (or [[metempsychosis]]<ref name= Plain>{{cite book |title=The Plain of Saints and Prophets: The Nusayri-Alawi Community of Cilicia |last=Prochazka-Eisl |first=Gisela |author2=Prochazka, Stephan |year=2010 |isbn=3447061782 |page=82}}</ref>) before returning to heaven.<ref name=globsec /><ref name= Peters>{{cite book |title=The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition, Volume II |last=Peters |first=F.E.|year=2009 |isbn=1400825717 |page=321}}</ref> They can be reincarnated as Christians or others through sin and as animals if they become infidels.<ref name=globsec /><ref name=cs>[http://countrystudies.us/syria/32.htm Alawis], Countrystudies.us, U.S. Library of Congress.</ref> In addition,according to the Israeli [[Begin–Sadat_Center_for_Strategic_Studies]] they believe that God might have incarnated twice; the first incarnation was [[Joshua]] who conquered [[Canaan]], and the second was the fourth Caliph, [[Ali]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/the-alawites-and-israel/|title=The Alawites and Israel|work=[[Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies]]|date=4 May 2011}}</ref>
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There are an estimated 40,000<ref name="repost1" /><ref>{{cite web|author=Zoi Constantine |url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/pressures-in-syria-affect-alawites-in-lebanon |title=Pressures in Syria affect Alawites in Lebanon – The National |work=The National|location=Abu Dhabi |accessdate=6 July 2012}}</ref> Alawites in Lebanon, where they have lived since at least the 16th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2005/Apr-30/4206-lebanese-allawites-welcome-syrias-withdrawal-as-necessary.ashx#axzz2njhPbwW1|title=Lebanese Allawites welcome Syria's withdrawal as 'necessary'|date=30 April 2005|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> They are one of the 18 official Lebanese sects; due to the efforts of their leader, [[Ali Eid]], the [[Taif Agreement]] of 1989 gave them two reserved seats in Parliament. Lebanese Alawites live primarily in the Jabal Mohsen neighbourhood of [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] and in 10 villages in the [[Akkar District]], and are represented by the [[Arab Democratic Party (Lebanon)|Arab Democratic Party]].<ref>[http://menassat.com/?q=en%2Fnews-articles%2F5210-tripoli-4] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514032159/http://menassat.com/?q=en%2Fnews-articles%2F5210-tripoli-4|date=14 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/489c1be4c.html |title=Refworld | Lebanon: Displaced Allawis find little relief in impoverished north |publisher=UNHCR |date=5 August 2008 |accessdate=6 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4896c47526.html |title=Refworld | Lebanon: Displaced families struggle on both sides of sectarian divide |publisher=UNHCR |date=31 July 2008 |accessdate=6 July 2012}}</ref> Their Mufti is Sheikh Assad Assi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yalibnan.com/2012/07/21/lebanon-muslim-leaders-held-a-summit-in-beirut/ |title=Lebanon Muslim leaders held a summit in Beirut | World News Live from Lebanon |location=LB |publisher=Ya Libnan |date=21 July 2012 |accessdate=25 December 2012}}</ref> The [[Bab al-Tabbaneh–Jabal Mohsen conflict]] between pro-Syrian Alawites and anti-Syrian Sunnis has affected Tripoli for decades.<ref>{{cite web |author=David Enders, McClatchy Newspapers |url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/02/13/v-print/138757/syrian-violence-finds-its-echo.html |title=Syrian violence finds its echo in Lebanon | McClatchy |publisher=Mcclatchydc.com |date=13 February 2012 |accessdate=6 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603083656/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/02/13/v-print/138757/syrian-violence-finds-its-echo.html |archivedate=3 June 2013 }}</ref>
There are also about 3,900 Alawites living in the village of [[Ghajar]], which is located on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied [[Golan Heights]]. In 1932 the residents of Ghajar were given the option of choosing their nationality, and overwhelmingly chose to be a part of Syria, which has a sizable Alawite minority.<ref name="NYTfence">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/world/middleeast/11lebanon.html|title=A New Fence Is Added to a Border Town Already Split|date=11 October 2006|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Before the [[Six-Day War|1967 Arab-Israeli War]], the residents of Ghajar were counted in the 1960 Syrian census.<ref name="GhajRid">{{cite web|last=Bar |first=Zvi |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084425.html |title=Getting rid of Ghajar, Zvi Bar'el|work=Haaretz |date=10 May 2009 |accessdate=25 December 2012}}</ref> . According to [[Joshua_Project]], after Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria, and after implementing Israeli civil law in 1981, the Alawite community chose to become Israeli citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18805/IS|title=Alawite in Israel|author=Joshua Project}}</ref> however according to [[Al-Marsad]] Alawites were forced to undergo a process of naturalisation <ref name="ALmarsad">{{cite web |url=https://golan-marsad.org/majority-of-syrians-continue-to-refuse-israeli-citizenship/ |title=Majority of Syrians continue to refuse Israeli citizenship |date=8 May 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831152446/https://golan-marsad.org/majority-of-syrians-continue-to-refuse-israeli-citizenship/ |archivedate= 31 Aug 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref>
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