The Iranian Revolution And The Muslim World

David Menashri, The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University.

Preface -- Introduction -- Islamic Universalism and Iranian Impetus -- The Export of Ithna Ashari Shi’ism: Historical and Ideological Background -- Khomeini’s Vision: Nationalism or World Order? -- The Shi’i Praxis: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in Iran -- Iran and the Persian Gulf States -- Khomeini’s Iran as Seen Through Bank Notes -- Arab Shi’i Communities: Emulation and Subversion -- Redeeming Jerusalem: The Pan-Islamic Premise of Hizballah* -- The Impact of Khomeini’s Revolution on the Radical Shi’i Movement of Iraq* -- The Sunni-Arab Heartland: Inspiration, Suspicion, and Confrontation -- Saudi Arabia and the Iranian Revolution: The Religious Dimension -- Iranian-Syrian Relations: Between Islam and Realpolitik -- The Iranian Impact on the Islamic Jihad Movement in the Gaza Strip -- Echoes of the Iranian Revolution in the Writings of Egyptian Muslims -- Sunni Polemical Writings on the Shi’a and the Iranian Revolution -- Across the Northern Tier: Containment from Within -- Iranian Policy Toward Afghanistan Since the Revolution -- Khomeinism—A Danger for Turkey? -- The Reception of the Iranian Revolution by the Muslim Press in Turkey -- Iran’s Islamic Revolution and the Soviet Muslims