The Impact of Iran’s Islamic Revolution on the Arab World Upsurge

Document Type : Research Paper

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During the 20th century, some widespread, contradictory, impressive and, at the same time, astounding upheavals took place. Islamic Revolution in Iran and collapse of the Soviet Union, are telling examples in this regard. Their surprising and extra-ordinary repercussions and impacts spilled over the national borders yielding strong effects on International events. Some of these events had limited impacts, while some others have affected many international structures and trends. The main question that the current paper seeks to provide a sounding answer is: “How Iran’s Islamic Revolution affected people risings in the Arab World?”. Utilizing the “Diffusion” Theory, the hypothesis proposed at the early stages of the study was: “Islamic revolution in Iran have impacted the Arabic upsurge in spiritual spheres such as creating Collective Will, Network Power, Spiritualism and Unitizing.” The findings of the article demonstrate that Arabic movements and activists, who were united under Islamic principles and inspired by Islamic Revolutions techniques such as Islamic Slogans and Religious symbols, paved the ground for Islamic Awakening in the region.

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