The Islamic republic of Iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA)

The 1979 Iranian Revolution entailed establishing Iran’s hegemony in the region and promotion of shi’ite doctrinal values in the Muslim world. The Iranian State under the leadersip of Ayatullah Khomeini was tasked to design a strategy of organizing and connecting the non-Iranian Shi’ites and Sun...

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Main Authors:	Ra'ees, Wahabuddin, Bani Kamal, Abdol Moghst
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Language:	English English English
Published:	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
Subjects:	BP173.7 Islam and politics JQ Political institutions Asia JZ International relations
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spelling	iium-611862018-08-20T03:32:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61186/ The Islamic republic of Iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA) Ra'ees, Wahabuddin Bani Kamal, Abdol Moghst BP173.7 Islam and politics JQ Political institutions Asia JZ International relations The 1979 Iranian Revolution entailed establishing Iran’s hegemony in the region and promotion of shi’ite doctrinal values in the Muslim world. The Iranian State under the leadersip of Ayatullah Khomeini was tasked to design a strategy of organizing and connecting the non-Iranian Shi’ites and Sunnite sympathisers of the revolution particulary in the Muslim world with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Networking with the non-Iranian Shi’ites and Sunnite sympathizers of the revolution was crucial for support for Iran’s hegemony and export of the revolution. The Islamic Republic established Ahl-ul-bayt World Assembly (ABWA) to carry out its networking diplomacy. ABWA’s objectives, networking strategies and activities in Afghanistan and Malaysia suggest that the non-Iranian Shi’ites and Sunnite sympathizers of the Revoltion are political and strategic asset and Iran under the guise of the narrative of exporting revoltion expects their loyalty and sympathy rather than to the state of their citizenship and residence. Unlike Malaysia, ABWA’s networking activity in Afghanistan also entails integrating the Afghan Shi’ites into sensitive positions in the post-Taliban political system, indeed a breach of the claim that ABWA is apolitical and neutral institution. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2017-12-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61186/1/61186_The%20Islamic%20Republic%20of%20Iran%E2%80%99s%20Networking.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61186/7/61186_The%20Islamic%20republic%20of%20Iran%E2%80%99s%20networking%20diplomacy_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61186/8/61186_The%20Islamic%20republic%20of%20Iran%E2%80%99s%20networking%20diplomacy_WOS.pdf Ra'ees, Wahabuddin and Bani Kamal, Abdol Moghst (2017) The Islamic republic of Iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA). Intellectual Discourse, 25 (Special issue). pp. 589-614. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639 http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1062
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spellingShingle	BP173.7 Islam and politics JQ Political institutions Asia JZ International relations Ra'ees, Wahabuddin Bani Kamal, Abdol Moghst The Islamic republic of Iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA)
description	The 1979 Iranian Revolution entailed establishing Iran’s hegemony in the region and promotion of shi’ite doctrinal values in the Muslim world. The Iranian State under the leadersip of Ayatullah Khomeini was tasked to design a strategy of organizing and connecting the non-Iranian Shi’ites and Sunnite sympathisers of the revolution particulary in the Muslim world with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Networking with the non-Iranian Shi’ites and Sunnite sympathizers of the revolution was crucial for support for Iran’s hegemony and export of the revolution. The Islamic Republic established Ahl-ul-bayt World Assembly (ABWA) to carry out its networking diplomacy. ABWA’s objectives, networking strategies and activities in Afghanistan and Malaysia suggest that the non-Iranian Shi’ites and Sunnite sympathizers of the Revoltion are political and strategic asset and Iran under the guise of the narrative of exporting revoltion expects their loyalty and sympathy rather than to the state of their citizenship and residence. Unlike Malaysia, ABWA’s networking activity in Afghanistan also entails integrating the Afghan Shi’ites into sensitive positions in the post-Taliban political system, indeed a breach of the claim that ABWA is apolitical and neutral institution.
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author	Ra'ees, Wahabuddin Bani Kamal, Abdol Moghst
author_facet	Ra'ees, Wahabuddin Bani Kamal, Abdol Moghst
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title	The Islamic republic of Iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA)
title_short	The Islamic republic of Iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA)
title_full	The Islamic republic of Iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA)
title_fullStr	The Islamic republic of Iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA)
title_full_unstemmed	The Islamic republic of Iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA)
title_sort	islamic republic of iran’s networking diplomacy: the role of ahl-ul-bayt world assembly (abwa)
publisher	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2017
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