Sentence examples for sect from from inspiring English sources

Even some Alawites, the Muslim sect from which Mr. Assad draws most of his leadership, had joined protesters.

"Ghali", or precious, is used in the coastal homeland of the Alawites, the sect from which Mr Assad hails.

Unlike Homs, Hama has no Alawite minority, the heterodox Muslim sect from which the country's leadership draws much of its support.

The majority is Sunni Muslim, with sizable minorities of Christians and Alawites, a heterodox Muslim sect from which Mr. Assad draws much of his top leadership.

But four neighborhoods have a majority of Alawites, a heterodox Muslim sect from which President Bashar al-Assad draws much of his leadership.

Mr. Miryousefi warned that removing the "terrorist sect" from the State Department's list of terrorist organizations "would be another wrong step by the U.S. administration".

Persecuted groups and sects from time to time throughout history have been able to criticize oppressive practices and laws either anonymously or not at all.

"Persecuted groups and sects from time to time throughout history have been able to criticize oppressive practices and law either anonymously or not at all," he ruled.

The Maya Sita motif saves Sita – the chief goddess of Rama-centric sects – from falling prey to Ravana's plot of abduction and safeguards her purity.

In Parakou, we selected two vaccination-reticent sects from among the five in the city; these were selected non-randomly for their large numbers of followers (300 to 1,000).

However, there are sects from both religions which have originated in Vietnam.