Keywords = هویت
Number of Articles: 3
An Anthropological Analysis of the Gaza Genocide and the Question of Why There Is No Widespread Islamic Awakening

An Anthropological Analysis of the Gaza Genocide and the Question of Why There Is No Widespread Islamic Awakening

Volume 14, Issue 2, Summer 2025

mahdieh mohammadi, javad Bakhshi

Abstract A primary manifestation of the targeting of Islamic identity is the atrocities occurring in the occupied territories. This article examines the relationship between the Palestinian genocide and the eradication of Islamic identity from an anthropological perspective. It addresses how identity-seeking and de-identification actions were executed by key actors and why these events failed to trigger a widespread Islamic Awakening across the Ummah. Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of official documents and media statistics (Methodology), the study utilizes Manuel Castells’ framework of identity (Legitimizing, Resistance, and Project identity) and the anthropological concepts of "Self" and "Other" (Theory). Findings indicate that Israel’s actions constitute a Legitimizing Identity through cultural, military, and economic mechanisms, aiming for the de-identification of Palestinians via the destruction of collective landmarks, genocide, and demographic engineering. Conversely, Palestinians manifest a Resistance Identity, striving to reproduce and reinforce their cultural existence. conservatism and prioritizing internal security—created a rift between National Identity and Ummah Identity, effectively obstructing the path toward collective religious mobilization.

Analysis of the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the defeat of the ISIS terrorist group based on the resistance axis approach

Analysis of the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the defeat of the ISIS terrorist group based on the resistance axis approach

Volume 12, Issue 4, Autumn 2023, Pages 7-29

Fariba Tarjoman, parviz Dalirpoor

Abstract One of the policies of the western world and its allies in order to hit the axis of resistance under the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the establishment and support of the ISIS terrorist group. The present article, using the approach of the axis of resistance, seeks to analyze the role of the Iran in the defeat of the ISIS terrorist group. For this purpose, it has been tried to use the combined method . Based on this, at the beginning, using exploratory studies, the factors that have been effective in the role of Iran in defeating this terrorist group have been investigated and the mechanisms of the Iran to defeat ISIS have been analyzed. In the next step, a statistical sample of 30 university experts was selected by non-random sampling method and the findings of this research were presented to them through a questionnaire and the data were analyzed through spss software. The findings of the research show that by adopting strategies such as alliances with governments and various political and religious groups, more communication with the Kurdistan region of Iraq, using effective military-security forces in Iraq and Syria, The popular forces and Shiite militias have played a key role in countering the actions of ISIS.

The effect of the conceptual role and semantic content of the Islamic Revolution on the identity of Yemeni Shiites with emphasis on the Houthi movement

The effect of the conceptual role and semantic content of the Islamic Revolution on the identity of Yemeni Shiites with emphasis on the Houthi movement

Volume 11, Issue 1, Spring 2022, Pages 55-75

Mohsen Nasresfahani

Abstract The Islamic Awakening in the Islamic World is one of the most important events that has affected many countries in the Arab Middle East, especially in the last decade. And faced the symptoms of Islamic culture and ideology. Meanwhile, Yemen has a special place among the countries of the Islamic world for historical and cultural reasons, and it has also experienced unrest with the movements of the Islamic Awakening in the region of this country. On the other hand, the Islamic Revolution of Iran, as the greatest event of the twentieth century in the region and the world, has strongly influenced the Islamic countries in the region in various ways since the beginning of the victory. Accordingly, the main question of the present study is that what role did the semantic and identity factors of the Islamic Revolution play in the identity of the Yemeni Shiites? (Question). The research method in this research is descriptive-analytical and the data collection method is library and internet (method). The identity of Yemeni Shiites seems to be rooted in the semantic structure and content role of the Islamic Revolution, which includes factors such as Islamic revival, justice, struggle against tyranny and colonialism, reproducing the culture of resistance and countering foreign influence, and other influential components of the Iranian Islamic Revolution(findings).