İslam'ın Siyasal Coğrafyası: Basra Körfezi'ndeki Şiiler

2000’li yılların ortalarında Sünniler ve Şiiler arasındaki mezhep çatışmasının tüm Orta Doğu’daki istikrara ve güvenliğe büyük bir tehdit oluşturduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu makale, üç Basra Körfezi ülkesindeki; Suudi Arabistan, Bahreyn ve Irak Şii toplumlarının sosyo-ekonomik ve siyasi durumlarını incelemektedir. Makaleye göre, mezhep çatışmasının daha fazla tırmanmasını önlemek ve Orta Doğu’da ekonomik kalkınma ve siyasi istikrarı sağlamak için ulusal uzlaşma ve bölgesel müzakereler gerekmektedir.

The Geopolitics of Islam: Shiites in the Persian Gulf

In the mid-2000s sectarian strife between Sunnis and Shiites is considered to be a major threat to stability and security in the entire Middle East. This essay examines the socio-economic and political conditions of the Shiite communities in three Persian Gulf states; namely Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Iraq. It suggests that national reconciliation and regional consultations are needed to prevent further escalation of the sectarian strife and to ensure economic prosperity and political stability in the entire Middle East.

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