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Media Misrepresentation Predisposing Iranian Social Divide, Adelia Rachman
Media Misrepresentation Predisposing Iranian Social Divide, Adelia Rachman
Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies
The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought Iran to be transformed into a new revolutionary theocratic republic. This is in line with the raison d’être of the Iranian constitution, realizing the life of the nation and state based on the noble and universal values of Islam. Meanwhile, the existence of power competition and conflicting conceptions of authority have been reflected in its political constellation. Islam in the realm of this state is not only understood as a religious institution but also a concept of political spirituality. The hijab policy, for example, has become part of Iranian culture ever since and became …
Identitas Dan Kebijakan Luar Negeri: Konstruksi Identitas Dalam Kebijakan Luar Negeri Tunisia Pasca Revolusi, Faizul Ibad, Abdul Muta’Ali
Identitas Dan Kebijakan Luar Negeri: Konstruksi Identitas Dalam Kebijakan Luar Negeri Tunisia Pasca Revolusi, Faizul Ibad, Abdul Muta’Ali
Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies
This study aims to examine the construction of identity in post-revolutionary Tunisian foreign policy. This research is interesting because Tunisia is the only country in the Middle East that has successfully passed the Arab Spring wave and formed a democratic government. While many other Arab countries did not make it through the wave of democratization, some of them even fell into protracted civil conflict. The polarization of Arab countries as a result of the Arab spring has caused fragmentation among other Arab countries. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates tried to block the revolution because it would threaten the …