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Influenced by Christianity, Judaism and other belief systems, Alawites celebrate Christmas, have no dietary restrictions and don’t require women to wear hijab, or head coverings.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Influenced by the Chinese Civil War and the much-earlier Warring States period, the party believes that stability comes from control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Influenced by the Sex Pistols, Peters started the band The Toilets, who later changed their name to The Alarm, in Rhyl in 1977.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

The plan suggests using immigration laws, counterterrorism laws, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a law successfully used against organized crime.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2024

Influenced by this, scientific men are naturally concerned to make out, if possible, some connection between inorganic and organic being.

From The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 by Calderwood, Henry