Shi'ism in the Persian Gulf / R.K. Ramazani -- The Iranian revolution / Richard W. Cottam -- Iranian foreign policy since 1979 : internationalism and nationalism in the Islamic revolution / Fred Halliday -- Sexuality and Shi'i social protest in Iran / Nahid Yeganeh and Nikki R. Keddie -- The growth of Shi'i power in Lebanon and its implications for the future / Helena Cobban -- Shi'ism and social protest in Lebanon / Augustus Richard Norton -- Shi'i organizations in Iraq : al-Da'wah al-Islamiyah and al-Mujahidin / Hanna Batatu -- The evolution of Shi'i political dissent in Afghanistan / David Busby Edwards -- The Shi'i minority in Saudi Arabia / Jacob Goldberg -- The Egyptian opposition on the Iranian revolution / Rudi Matthee -- Soviet attitudes toward Shi'ism and social protest / Muriel Atkin
Summary
This book presents an overview of Shi'i political activism in the countries where it has been most significant--from Iran and Lebanon to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The contributors present up-to-date information on the factors involved in Shi'ism's recent movement away from quietism and toward an active involvement in politics. They also discuss how Shi'i political activism will affect the struggle in and for Lebanon; the Iran-Iraq war; Soviet attitudes toward Afghanistan and Iran; and U.S. policies toward the Middle East
