Who are the Alawites?

Another video in my series about religious minorities in the Middle East, this time about the secretive Alawites. Sources: Larson, Göran; Simon Sorgenfrei, Max Stockman (2017). “Religiösa minoriteter från Mellanöstern“ (Religious minorities from the Middle East). Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfund. Bar-Asher, Meir M. (2003). Nosayris. In “Encyclopedia Iranica Online“.