Imam Zulfikar Fadil Gazal, a prominent figure in Syria's Alawite community, called for unity based on national identity, urging Syrians to set aside sectarian differences to build a stronger ...

Many of his former students and friends took to social media to mourn his death and post videos of the imam. "His prime concern was the situation in Syria," Mohamed al-Moussa, a friend of Arwani ...