Sunni communities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2013-2021 : securitization, secularization and privatization / by Hessam Habibi Doroh

• Superior document: Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia volume 131
• VerfasserIn: Habibi Doroh, Hessam
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Boston : Brill, 2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia volume 131
• Physical Description: XI, 217 Seiten
• Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

"Sunni-Shia relations in Iran offer an analytical guide for the interpretation of inequality, securitization, and immigration. This book reorients our understanding of contemporary Iran by answering still unacknowledged questions: how is the relationship, the interaction and socio-political behaviour between the Islamic Republic and its Sunni minorities? Using unexamined sources and fieldwork, Hessam Habibi Doroh shows a clear insight into the life of Iranian Sunnis, their contention and cooperation with the state during Hasan Rouhani's presidency. Comparison with the wider region complements this nuanced portrayal of impacts of privatization, secularization, and securitization on the sectarian relations between the state and its minorities"--

Table of Contents

Coexistence and religious differences in Asia -- The Iranian perspective -- Unity as the order -- Enemies and their infiltration -- Tolerance, co-existence and the "glory of umma" -- Injustice, inequality and discrimination.