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1. Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla M., The Druzes A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society, Leiden - E,J, Brill, 1984, p.102.
2. Ibid., p.75.
3. Ibid., p.103.
4. Ibid., p.121.
5. Ibid., p.103
6. Ibid., p.221.
7. Betts, Robert Brenton, The Druzes, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1988, p.52.
8. Alamuddin, Najib, The Flying Sheikh, Quartet Books Limited, London, 1987, pp.1-2.
9. Ibid., p.2.
10. Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla M., The Druzes A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society, Leiden - E,J, Brill, 1984, p.221.

11. Ibid., p.221.

12. Makarem, Sami N., The Druze Faith, Caravan Books, Delmar, New York, 1974, p.1 and 2.

13. Our Heritage The Voice of the American Druze Society, 83rd Anniversary Story of the American Druze Community, Sahar Muakassa, Editor, Year Book 1990, P. 13-19.

14. Betts, Robert Brenton, The Druzes, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1988, p.48.

15. Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla M., The Druzes A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society, Leiden - E,J, Brill, 1984, p.221.

16. Ibid., p.228.

17. Makarem, Sami N., The Druze Faith, Caravan Books, Delmar, New York, 1974, p.130

18. Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla M., The Druzes A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society, Leiden - E,J, Brill, 1984, p.230.

19. Najjar, Ambassador Abdallah, The Druze, Translated by Fred Massey, American Druze Society, (CORA) Committee on Religious Affairs, All rights of publication are reserved to the author, 1973, p.206.

20. Alamuddin, Nura A. and Starr, Paul D. Crucial Bonds Marriage among the Lebanese Druze, Caravan Books,Delmar,New York,1980, p.40.

21. Ibid., p.54.
22. Ibid., p.55-56.
23. Bouron, Capitaine N., Les Druzes, Translated into English, Annotated and Edited by F. Massey, Druze History, From the Arabic version of the French text by Adel Taqui-Ed-Din, Detroit,Michigan, 1950, p.146.
24. Alamuddin, Najib, The Flying Sheikh, Quartet Books Limited, London, 1987, p.6.
25. Betts, Robert Brenton, The Druzes, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1988, p.43.
26. Makarem, Sami N., The Druze Faith, Caravan Books, Delmar, New York, 1974, p.130.
27. (These excerpts has been taken from Gulick: Social Structure and Cultural Change, Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology,     (pp.108-121.
28. Ibid., p.117.
29. Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla M., The Druzes A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society, Leiden - E,J, Brill, 1984, p.234-235.
30. Najjar, Ambassador Abdallah, The Druze, Translated by Fred Massey, American Druze Society, (CORA) Committee on Religious       Affairs, All rights of publication are reserved to the             author, 1973, p.200.
31. Ibid.,p.204.
32. Makarem, Sami N., The Druze Faith, Caravan Books, Delmar, New York, 1974, p.33.
33. Ibid. pp.112-113.
34. Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla M., The Druzes A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society, Leiden - E,J, Brill, 1984, pp.230-231.

35. Betts, Robert Brenton, The Druzes, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1988, pp.53-55.
36. Our Heritage The Voice of the American Druze Society, Samia Salman Salem, 1900-1993, Sahar Muakassa, Editor, Year Book , 1994, p.32.
37. Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla M., The Druzes A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society, Leiden - E,J, Brill, 1984, p.234.
38. The following excerpts are from the article about the British Druze Society which appeared in the Our Heritage, The Voice of the American Druze Society, ‘The British Druze Society, an Interview,’ Mark Hamdan, Sahar Muakassa, Editor, Spring 1993, Vol.13, Number 1, P.9.
The passages about The Australian International Druze Convention were taken from Our Heritage, Spring 1992, Vol.12, Number 1, p.33.
The passages about “The Druze Association of Albertaia Inaugurates the First Tawhid Center” were taken from Our Heritage, Spring 1995, Vol.15, Number 1, p.17.
The passages about James Sams and The Role Models: Casey Kasem and Bobby Jaber were taken from Our            Heritage, Winter 1994, Vol.14, Number 1,

and those about Nafe Edmond Katter, Jr. and Salwa Roosevelt came from Our Heritage, Spring, 1991,Vol.11, Number

39. As explained In The Tawhid Faith, Book 3

40. Alamuddin, Najib B, Turmoil, Quartet Books Limited, London, 1987, p.58.

41. Ibid., p.33.

42. Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla M., The Druzes A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society, Leiden - E,J, Brill, 1984, p.226.

43. Bouron, Capitaine N., Les Druzes, Translated into English, Annotated and Edited by F. Massey, Druze History, From the Arabic version of the French text by Adel Taqui-Ed-Din, Detroit, Michigan, 1950.

44. Najjar, Ambassador Abdallah, The Druze, Translated by Fred Massey, American Druze Society, (CORA) Committee on Religious Affairs, All rights of publication are reserved to the author, 1973, p.200.
45. Alamuddin, Najib, Turmoil, Quartet Books Limited, London, 1987, p.58.
46. Ibid., p.59.
47. Ibid., p.60.
48. Makarem, Julia Mullin, The Way Home From Lebanon, (Available in the “Julia Makarem Collection,” Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.) Work in progress.
49. Najjar, Ambassador Abdallah, The Druze, Translated by Fred Massey. American Druze Society, (CORA) Committee on Religious Affairs, All rights of publication are reserved to the author, 1973, p.111.
50. Bouron, Capitaine N., Les Druzes, Translated into English, Annotated and Edited by F. Massey, Druze History, From the Arabic version of the French text by Adel Taqui-Ed-Din, Detroit, Michigan, 1950, pp.149-150.
51.Alamuddin, Najib, The Flying Sheikh, Quartet Books Limited,   London, 1987, p.7.
52.   Abu-Izzeddin, Nejla M., The Druzes A New Study of Their History, Faith and Society, Leiden - E,J, Brill, 1984, p.226.
53.   Alamuddin, Nura A. and Starr,Paul D. Crucial Bonds Marriage among the Lebanese Druze, Caravan Books, Delmar, New York, 1980. p.31.
54.   Najjar, Ambassador Abdallah, The Druze, Translated by Fred Massey, American Druze Society, (CORA) Committee on Religious Affairs, All rights of publication are reserved to the author, 1973, p.82.                                                                                                             55. Alamuddin, Nura A. and Starr,Paul D. Crucial Bonds Marriage among the Lebanese Druze, Caravan Books, Delmar, New York, 1980.   p.31.
56.   Alamuddin, Najib, Turmoil, Quartet Books Limited, London, 1987, p.61.
57.   Najjar, Ambassador Abdallah, The Druze, Translated by Fred Massey, American Druze Society, (CORA) Committee on Religious Affairs, All rights of publication are reserved to the author, 1973, p.81.
58.   Ibid, p.80.

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Part one: Introduction Part two: Social Values Part three: Commitment And Dedication Part four: American Druze Institutions Part five: American Druze Publications Part six: American Druze Cultural Centers Part seven: World Druze Societies Annual Druze Conventions Conclusion A note about Julia Makarem Bibliography