Sadr the Father, Sadr the Son, the “Revolution in Shi’ism,” and the Struggle for Power in the Hawzah of Najaf

Baram, Amatzia

doi:10.1057/9780230115491_9

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“…Haddad discussed how Iraqi Shiite identity is localized in the Iraqi context but his discussion centers around Iraqi Shiite identity construction within the matrix of the turbulent relationship between Iraqi Shiites and the Sunni-dominated Arab world, not Iraqi Shiites' relationship with Iran (Haddad, 2011). Baram (2010), Hasan (2021), Nakash (2006), Sayej (2018), and Louër (2008) have more or less discussed the historical roots of some Iraqi Shiites pushing for a nationalized version of Shi'ism. But they did not discuss how such tendencies played out in the complex relationship between Muqtada al-Sadr and Iran, especially after Iraq's 2021 parliamentary elections which marked a significant rise in hostility between the two sides.…”

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“…Baram (2010), Hasan (2021), Nakash (2006), Sayej (2018), and Louër (2008) have more or less discussed the historical roots of some Iraqi Shiites pushing for a nationalized version of Shi'ism. But they did not discuss how such tendencies played out in the complex relationship between Muqtada al‐Sadr and Iran, especially after Iraq's 2021 parliamentary elections which marked a significant rise in hostility between the two sides.…”

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Iran in the Sadrist version of Iraqi nationalism

Khanafira Mavadat

2023

Digest Mid East Studies

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Unlike many other Shiite political factions in Iraq, the Sadrist movement has become increasingly vocal in its criticism of Iranian influence in Iraq. Anti‐Iran chants have become almost ubiquitous in Sadrist demonstrations over the past few years, and prominent Sadrist politicians have unabashedly pointed the finger of blame for Iraq's crises at Iran. The growing Sadrist criticism of Iran has simultaneously come with the gradual ascendance of nationalist narratives in the religious movement. This article aims to study these narratives and their correlation with Iran. It argues that the Sadrist version of Iraqi nationalism encompasses three components that aim to differentiate Iraqi Arab Shiite identity from Iran. It also studies how Sadrist nationalism contributed to the rise of the Iran‐bashing trend among Iraqi Shiites.

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