Degree
BS (Social Sciences & Liberal Arts)
Faculty / School
School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS)
Department
Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
Date of Award
Fall 2025
Date of Submission
2025-07-30
Advisor
Dr. Sajjad Ahmed
Project Type
SSLA Culminating Experience
Access Type
Restricted Access
Keywords
Islamic Revolution, Shia Identity, Political Mobilization, Islamization.
Abstract
The study explores the socio-political impacts of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979 on the Shia community in Pakistan. It specifically focuses on shifts in religious practices, political mobilization, and how the Shia identity transformed. The study utilizes both historical analysis and qualitative interviews to examine the changes in Shia religious practices and political activism following the revolution, particularly during General Zia-ul-Haq's Islamization policies. The research aims to identify the evolution of Shia rhetoric pre- and post-revolution by using Social Identity Theory and Social Movement Theory and ultimately seeks to highlight how the Iranian Revolution provided the Shia community with a new ideological framework, which strengthened their collective identity and enabled them to resist the state-imposed policies of the Zia-ul-Haq regime. Through historical analysis and in-depth interviews with members of the Shia community, the research shows how the socio-political ideologies of the Shia community shifted after the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Pages
vi,61
Recommended Citation
Mehdi, S. S. (2025). THE OTHER AWAKENING: The Social Political Impacts of the Islamic Revolution in Iran on the Shias of Pakistan (Unpublished undergraduate project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/sslace/386
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