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Armenian Christians in Iran - Ethnicity, Religion, and Identity in the Islamic Republic (Paperback)
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Armenian Christians in Iran - Ethnicity, Religion, and Identity in the Islamic Republic (Paperback)
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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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