Alevi Community Council, under the leadership of Alevi Federation of Australia, has produced a large-scale mosaic panel on the front wall of
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British Alevi Federations representative Hasan Bölücek’s design for the crossing in Entield Town is inspired by his Alevi cultural heritage ‘We Alevis
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It is a historical fact that Alevi settlements are con-centrated more in remote mountainous areas in contrast to Sunni communities generally settled
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Alevis understand their historical origin with the saying ‘allegiance with the oppressed (mazlum)’ and ‘standing up to the tyrant (zalim)’. They seal
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Given the fact that poetry and music have indispensable significance in Alevi culture and spirituality, it is understandable that most of the
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The scared dance performed in Alevism is Semah. The word Semah means to hear nice words, the sky and to fly. In
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It is a universal fact that all communities have their own faith practices and calendars origi-nating from their particular cosmology.
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Alevi cosmology understands the relation between god, the cosmos and humanity as a unity. Hallacı Mansur explains this philosophy as follows,“There is
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An Alevi is a person who follows the faith of Alevism. As mentioned, the concept of Alevism is a broad concept covering
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Alevism: Alevis are the second largest belief community in Turkey. However language, belief and eth-nic background are not registered in the national
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