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July 29th, 2009

Contestant No. 2
Staying Druze in America

If you were one of only 40,000 Druze in the United States, what challenges would you face in sustaining your faith? WIDE ANGLE visits the annual American Druze Society convention, a weeklong affair in Washington, D.C. where over 500 Druze from all across America and as far away as Lebanon gather to worship, study, and more importantly, to socialize. We speak with participants about growing up Druze, dating, marrying and holding on to their culture and religion within the melting pot of American society.

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naeel jammal -- September 26th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

i want to meet a druze girl i am a druze

sahar farraj -- October 19th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

hey I’m a druze girl and I’m an exchange student ..I’m from Israel but now I’m spending this year here in the US and I would like to meet other druze people here!!

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