ISBN:
9781107043046
,
9781107337732
,
9781107618237
Language:
English
Pages:
292 p.
Series Statement:
Cambridge Middle East Studies no. 46
Series Statement:
Cambridge Middle East studies 46
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.6/978209538
Keywords:
Shiites Political activity
;
History
;
Islam and politics History
;
Dissenters History
;
Sects Political aspects
;
History
;
Sunnites Relations
;
Shīʻah
;
Shīʻah Relations
;
Sunnites
;
Shīʻah ; Relations ; Sunnites
;
Sunnites ; Relations ; Shīʻah
;
Shiites ; Political activity ; Saudi Arabia ; Sharqīyah (Province) ; History
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Islam and politics ; Saudi Arabia ; Sharqīyah (Province) ; History
;
Dissenters ; Saudi Arabia ; Sharqīyah (Province) ; History
;
Sects ; Political aspects ; Saudi Arabia ; Sharqīyah (Province) ; History
;
Sharqīyah (Saudi Arabia : Province) ; Politics and government
;
Sharqīyah (Saudi Arabia : Province) ; Religion
;
Sharqīyah (Saudi Arabia : Province) Politics and government
;
Sharqīyah (Saudi Arabia : Province) Religion
Abstract:
Toby Matthiesen traces the politics of the Shia in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia from the nineteenth century until the present day. This book outlines the difficult experiences of being Shia in a Wahhabi state, and casts new light on how the Shia have mobilised politically to change their position. Shia petitioned the rulers, joined secular opposition parties and founded Islamist movements. Most Saudi Shia opposition activists profited from an amnesty in 1993 and subsequently found a place in civil society and the public sphere. However, since 2011 a new Shia protest movement has again challenged the state. The Other Saudis shows how exclusionary state practices created an internal Other and how sectarian discrimination has strengthened Shia communal identities. The book is based on little-known Arabic sources, extensive fieldwork in Saudi Arabia and interviews with key activists. Of immense geopolitical importance, the oil-rich Eastern Province is a crucial but little known factor in regional politics and Gulf security
Abstract:
Introduction -- 1. Politics of notables -- 2. Oil and dissent -- 3. Shia Islamism -- 4. A decade of confrontation -- 5. Marginal recognition -- 6. Arab uprisings -- Conclusion
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781107337732
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107337732
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