Religious factor in the conflict betw een Iran and Saudi Arabia
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2016-12-2-161-172
Abstract
The article considers the importance of the religious component in the modern conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The countries represent Shiite and Sunny branches of Islam, therefore some researches claim that there is a new phase of religious confrontation, trigged by the January, 2016 events. Yet the author concludes that the religious component is not a crucial one for the situation. Considering some Western experts’ opinions, it is inferred that religion is no more than a disguise to hide domestic and foreign political endeavors.
About the Author
Ye. V. Muzykina
Zaoksky Christian Institute of Economics and Humanities (43a, Rudnev st., Zaoksky, Tula region, 301000, Russian Federation)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Philos.), assistant professor, Department of Linguistics and Humanitarian and Social Studies
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Muzykina Ye.V. Religious factor in the conflict betw een Iran and Saudi Arabia. Islam in the modern world. 2016;12(2):161-170. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2016-12-2-161-172
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