The Hajj and Iran's Foreign Policy towards Saudi Arabia

Bibliographic Data

ID2308136
AuthorsReza Ekhtiari Amiri (0000-0001-6733-6172, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia), Ku Hasnita Binti Ku Samsu (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia), Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)
Year2011
Volume46
Issue6
Pages678-690
Publication date2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0021909611417546
OpenAlexW1979779849
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited15

The Hajj has always been affected either directly or indirectly by Iranian foreign policy. This article attempts to examine the impact of the Iranian Islamic regime's foreign policy, specifically with regard to Iranian-Saudi interaction on the Hajj, from its establishment in 1979 until 2010. Given the ideological approach dominating Iran's foreign policy, this article will illustrate how the relationship of Iran and Saudi Arabia has been especially frictive during the Hajj. However, with Iran attempting to pursue a more moderate and less confrontational foreign policy in the region and internationally, its relationship with Saudi Arabia has become cordial and peaceful of late, even during the pilgrimage

Ancient history · Development economics · Economics · Foreign policy · Geography · Hajj · Ideology · Islam · Pilgrimage · Political science · Politics · Halal products and consumer behavior · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts

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