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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      24 September 2018
      11 October 2018
      ISBN:
      9781108684873
      9781108429047
      9781108450324
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108684873
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.64kg, 322 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.52kg, 326 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Sociology of Religion, Politics and International Relations, Sociology, Middle East Government,Politics and Policy
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    Subjects:
    Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Sociology of Religion, Politics and International Relations, Sociology, Middle East Government,Politics and Policy
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    Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has promoted a Shi'a Islamic identity aimed at transcending ethnic and national boundaries. During the same period, Iran's Armenian community, once a prominent Christian minority in Tehran, has declined by more than eighty percent. Although the Armenian community is recognised by the constitution and granted specific privileges under Iranian law, they do not share equal rights with their Shi'i Muslim compatriots. Drawing upon interviews conducted with members of the Armenian community and using sources in both Persian and Armenian languages, this book questions whether the Islamic Republic has failed or succeeded in fostering a cohesive identity which enables non-Muslims to feel a sense of belonging in this Islamic Republic. As state identities are also often key in exacerbating ethnic conflict, this book probes into the potential cleavage points for future social conflict in Iran.

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