The Islamic Republic appears to be deliberately seeking to strengthen Iranian-Islamic identity by combining Islamic revolutionary values with elements of nationalism
For the first time in three weeks, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made a public
appearance
, attending a significant Shiite Muslim religious ceremony. Reformists and others from Iran's political spectrum have praised Khamenei's ...
... also experience estrangement under Alienation 2.0 to a certain degree, albeit with differing nuances across higher realms of society, politics, and consciousness.
Within the realm of ideas and deeper observations, intellectuals possess significant mental ... ... replaced by a new one, which makes many wonder what it will be like to live under the multipolar world order.
In a system where nationalism contradicts globalism, multipolarity seems to be the most conciliatory force that can emancipate the world from the ...
Modern trends of nationalism
Nationalism, which during the Soviet Union period was defined in no other terms than a "relic of capitalism", remains a permanent feature of human society. New nations have emerged in new states, which not are only repeating the way of the "old" European nations, but also adding a Muslim twist on nationalist ideas of the past. At the same time the old pan-national movements that set out ...