A Reassessment of Sectarianism and Sectional Divide in the Middle East: A Case of Saudi-Iran Political Impasse
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
The bigger picture within which the plague of sectarian identity and sectarian relations, such as is the current case with Saudi Arabia and Iran needs to be framed is the region-wide challenge to older, more familiar political and social frameworks. The paper tends to analyse the intricacies inherent in the Saudi-Iran political standoff and try to position it outside of the conventional wisdom often used to analyse the conflict, which is to situate it within the framework of a sectarian crisis. The paper uses content analysis and a review of existing literatures to draw home the above points. It concludes that the crisis has a political undertone often fuelled by external parties and resolves that it is a political tussle; it therefore recommends a political solution to the conflict in the interest of all.
Authors and Affiliations
Mukhtar Imam, Chubado Babbi Tijjani, Mohamed Wader
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