Impact of Shi‘a Clerical Establishments on Iran-Iraq Relations

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" Impact of Shi‘a Clerical Establishments on Iran-Iraq Relations "
Tuma, Ashleigh N. Faghfoory, Mohammad

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1053554
Doc. No	:	TL52671
Main Entry	:	Tuma, Ashleigh N.
Title & Author	:	Impact of Shi‘a Clerical Establishments on Iran-Iraq Relations\ Tuma, Ashleigh N.Faghfoory, Mohammad
College	:	The George Washington University
Date	:	2020
Degree	:	M.A.
student score	:	2020
Note	:	69 p.
Abstract	:	This thesis examines the nature of the relationship between the Shi‘a religious establishments in Qom, Iran, and Najaf, Iraq, and the ways these establishments have shaped relations between Baghdad and Tehran since the fall of Saddam Hussein. This research will provide an overview of the tenets of Shi‘a Islam, examine modern state-clergy relations in Iran and Iraq, and address how religion both constrains and empowers Iranian and Iraqi leaders’ decisionmaking. To date, there is limited research on how two predominant, yet divergent views on Shi‘a political thought—quietism and velayat-e faqih—determine the stability and security of the Persian Gulf. This thesis attempts to contribute new scholarship on this important topic.
Descriptor	:	International relations
	:	Islam
Added Entry	:	Faghfoory, Mohammad
Added Entry	:	The George Washington University