1. Some the Azerbaijanis were converted into Shia Islam during the 16th century.

2. Alawite Theocracy is a theocracy based off the Alawites, a sect of Shia Islam

3. Who are the Alawites? T he Alawites are an offshoot of Shia Islam who revere Ali, the Prophet Mohammed’s cousin and son-in-law

4. The Alawite sect is named after Ali ibn Abi Talib, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and considered to be the first imam of the Twelver school of Shia Islam

5. Alawites are a sect of Shia Islam centered in Syria.Founded in the 9th century by Ibn Nusayr, the Alawite sect inhabited the Mediterranean Sea shore, with 12% of Syria's population being Alawites

6. The Alawites, kent as Alawi, Nusayris an Ansaris an aw ( ‘Alawīyyah Arabic: علوية ‎, Nuṣayrī Arabic: نصيريون ‎, an al-Anṣāriyyah) are a prominent meestical an syncretic releegious group who follae a branch o the Twaler schuil o Shia Islam .

7. In fact, it has been 200 days since a Saudi-led coalition started airstrikes on March 26, 2015, to repel the advance of the Houthis (a group affiliated with the Zaidi sect of Shia Islam), and imposed a naval blockade on its main seaports.