TY - JOUR
T1 - Salafism in Azerbaijan
T2 - Changing the sunni-shiite balance from within
AU - Cohen, Ronen A.
AU - Lisnyansky, Dina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The main effort of the Azerbaijani government regarding the historical conflict between the Shiites and the Sunnis in the state, is to keep the status quo between these factions. However, the Arab Spring's regional impact and the emergence of ISIS (ISIL and IS) led to waves of religious radicalisation, especially in the Sunnite part of Azerbaijan, which is more Turkic aligned, yet far territorially from the immediate influence of the Islamic radicalism. The article's main conclusion is that the Islamic radicalisation in Azerbaijan could emerge only as a result of the structurally unbalanced status quo, which the Sunnis view as favouring more the Shiites.
AB - The main effort of the Azerbaijani government regarding the historical conflict between the Shiites and the Sunnis in the state, is to keep the status quo between these factions. However, the Arab Spring's regional impact and the emergence of ISIS (ISIL and IS) led to waves of religious radicalisation, especially in the Sunnite part of Azerbaijan, which is more Turkic aligned, yet far territorially from the immediate influence of the Islamic radicalism. The article's main conclusion is that the Islamic radicalisation in Azerbaijan could emerge only as a result of the structurally unbalanced status quo, which the Sunnis view as favouring more the Shiites.
KW - Islamic Radicalisation
KW - Islamic State (ISIL/ISIS)
KW - Jihadi Groups in Azerbaijan Republic
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075997779&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/1573384X-20190410
DO - 10.1163/1573384X-20190410
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AN - SCOPUS:85075997779
SN - 1609-8498
VL - 23
SP - 407
EP - 418
JO - Iran and the Caucasus
JF - Iran and the Caucasus
IS - 4
ER -