More than two decades after its victory, Iran’s Islamic revolution has resulted in profound theoretical and theological consequences for Shiite political thought. This unfolding discourse especially as represented by the ...

Iran’s national-security policy is a victim of the factional debates and disagreements that characterize the Islamic Republic’s political system. ¬¬There are currently three main factions in Iran — the radicals, the ...

Since 1979 the Islamic Republic has held literally dozens of elections for various bodies and portfolios.Iranian elections are always interesting to observe and despite the authoritarian nature of the regimesuch elections ...

Two sets of power relationships have emerged in the political system of the Islamic Republic of Iran: official, institutional relationships outlined in the Constitution, and unofficial, informal ones existing between and ...

Despite dangerously high tensions between the United States and Iran, which are rooted in the fundamentally different foreign policy objectives of each country, the risks of open hostilities between the two sides are ...

This paper presents a study of Egyptian Shiʿism by providing historical context as well as a focus on actual or current issues. The study includes a historical overview of local Shiʿism (Fatimid period, late nineteenth ...

درسنا في مشروعنا هذا، وبشكل موسّع، التطور التاريخي للتنوع والفسيفساء التعددية في الشرق الأوسط، ومدى تأثير هذا التطوّر على الديناميات السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية الحالية في المنطقة. وتناولنا العديد من الموضوعات الأخرى، ...