...) regime identity monarchy sectarianism What are the challenges that have prevented the establishment of a unified RGI in the GCC? The establishment of a unified RGI is hindered by factors of the “ oil curse ” syndrome; regime identity; the autocratic monarchic regimes and hegemony...

... of California Press’s Reprints and Permissions web page, https://www.ucpress.edu/journals/reprints-permissions . 2019 Friday sermons sectarianism Lebanon preachers Shia Sunni There is relentless literature on Islamist groups and movements, their social actions and political violence (reduced...

... in their relations with the state and their relations among themselves? This research seeks to answer the following questions: How is it that religious and sectarian tolerance came to predominate in Tatarstan but regressed in Chechnya and Dagestan? Why have relations between Sufis and Salafists been subject...

... The Centre for Arab Unity Studies 2015 Arab Spring authoritarianism Islamists and ISIS lack of leadership sectarianism external interventionism COMMENT The spring that has not flowered: what went wrong with the Arab Spring Michael Sakbani* Herbert Walker School of Business, Webster University...

...Fouad Jabir Kadhem al-Zurfi The Arab world today is encountering a destructive resurgence of sectarianism, which, up to a few years ago, had been confined to books and rhetorical debates. In the first half of the 20th century, Iraqi sociologist Ali Al-Wardi pioneered the critique of sectarianism...

... that, for the plan to succeed, it may be necessary to destroy the fabric of Syrian society by discrediting Syrian nationalism, Arab nationalism and moderate Islamism through supporting sectarianism, subnationalism, regionalism and Islamic fundamentalism to achieve the desired realignment under the banner...

... fragmented sectarian groups, and has instigated a polarizing struggle over nationhood. Fearing the degradation of their power to a majoritarian order, sectarian leaders have resorted to various mobilization strategies to obstruct the emergence of a unifying national identity and democratic state...

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