Talk:List of Druze

Prominent Druze figures

 * Fakhreddin II (1588–1635), descendant of the Ma'an Dynasty, ruled at its height what is now Lebanon, part of Syria, Israel and even part of Turkey.
 * L'Emir Magid Arslan was the leader of the independence of Lebanon in 1943 when the president Bechara el Khoury with fellow ministers were taken to prison to rachaya by the French. His sons L'Emir Faysal Arslan and L'Emir Talal Arslan fought each other democratically to gain seat in the Lebanese Parliament but L'Emir Talal Arslan won the seat because of Syria's influence over Lebanon during the Lebanese elections in 1992.
 * Kamal Jumblatt founded the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party in the mid-20th century and was a major thinker and philosopher; his son Walid Jumblatt remains prominent in Lebanese politics.
 * In Israel, Salah Tarif, a former captain in the paratrooper and the tank divisions of the Israeli Army, has been a Knesset member since 1992. He has served as the Deputy Speaker and the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and was appointed Minister Without Portfolio in the Sharon government of 2001.


 * Colonel Imad Fares, acclaimed commander of the Givati Brigade of the Israeli Army from 2001–2003.
 * Major General Hussain Fares, commander of the Israel Border Police.
 * Lieutenant General Salim Slim, commander of the Lebanese Judiciary Police.
 * Azzam Azzam was accused of spying for Israel by Egypt and jailed there for eight years before being released in late 2004.
 * The famous musician Farid al-Atrash, born in Syria's Jabal al-Durūz to Prince Fahed al Atrash (brother of Sultan Pasha al-Atrash). He moved to Egypt with his mother, brother and sister Asmahan (born Amal), who was also a famous singer. He composed hundreds of songs and acted in many movies. Al-Atrache revived the Eastern musical traditions with such pieces as "Lahn al-Khulud" and the Rabeeh Opera.
 * Radio announcer Casey Kasem, born Kemal Amin Kasem to Lebanese Druze immigrants to the USA, is probably that country's best-known figure of Druze heritage. About 20,000 Druze live in the United States.
 * Sultan Pasha al-Atrash was leader of the revolution against the French occupation of Lebanon and Syria in the 1920s. He is viewed by many Druze, as well as many non-Druze Arabs, as a symbol of courage and defiance to outside influence and occupation.
 * Mohammed Nafah, Secretary General of the Israeli Communist Party Maki.
 * Majalli Wahabi, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, appointed as acting President of Israel in February of 2007.

Hi Funkynusayri, thank you for bringing these issues to the attention of the other editors! You are absolutely right that this is abundance of detail. Detail that should go into individual Wikipedia entries (if it is not already there). So you did well to copy it to talk the page! The list should remain short and functional. You know, when I built this list many years ago, I went into the trouble of looking up well-known Druze from all over the world. Of course it was not all-inclusive, but it was a beginning. So every name and description was verified. I am afraid I have not invested so much effort this time, still the list should be better than the way I found it. Best regards, gidonb (talk) 01:27, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Aye, good work so far! Funkynusayri (talk) 20:17, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Nancy Ajram
Nancy Agram is a christian. Fadywalker (talk) 17:26, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Name change
I am not sure that the addition "followers" is the best name extension for the article. It implies some kind of activity on the behalf of the people on the list, which would apply to many but not all individuals. I suggest changing followers to people, persons, individuals or something of the sort. Ideas anyone? gidonb (talk) 01:03, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Checking the other religious and ethno-religious groups, I see no precedent for any extension. I am not totally against the idea, but the rationale is not clear enough. I am moving back and look forward to a discussion, if the need for a name extension still exists. gidonb (talk) 13:26, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not...
..directory or listings. If they are notable they would have an article. I have trimmed the article by 22k - thats pretty awful additions failing the BLP rules on here. Dont add anyone unless they have thier own article on en.wiki. Murry1975 (talk) 16:09, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

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