Bi-Quarterly Political Knowledge
Discourse analysis of the Supreme leader about Sunnis
Document Type : Science - Research (Iranian Political issues)
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Faculty member of Imam Sadiq University
Abstract
Discourse analysis of the Supreme leader about Sunnis
Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the countries with religious diversity . There are different approaches to religious diversity in Iran . Some scholars have identified this diversity as a threat to the country and some researchers have an opportunity to approach this phenomenon . According to foundations of the Islamic Republic of Iran , religious diversity is an opportunity to interact with the Islamic world , but this diversity may serve as a platform for exerting pressure on foreigners . Accordingly, protection the Sunnis as opportunity requires clever policy making . Policy making has many stages and understanding policy discourse is one of the key stages in policy design . Extraction of the Supreme Leader's Discourse as One of the basis of policy making in the Islamic Republic of Iran is necessary for entering to policy making . On this basis , this article attempts to elaborate on the discourse of the supreme leader about Sunnis . To achieve this goal , Practical Discourse Analysis Method (PDAM) has been used . In this paper , by using this model , three stages of description, interpretation and explanation are performed based on 5 dimensions analysis of the statistical population sample layers (from level to depth) . Discourse analysis of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution shows that the nodal point for the discourse of the supreme leader of the revolution is the umma of Islamic unit and the confrontation with the system of domination and other components , such as the rejection of discriminatory religious views , the preservation of unity , and the opportunity to recognize the Sunnis as other essential point of discourse are recognizable .
Keywords : Discourse, Opportunity, PDAM, Sunnis, Supreme Leader of the Revolution, United Ummah, Unity
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Volume 16, Issue 1 - Serial Number 31
ESSAYApril 2020Pages 329-360
- Receive Date: 30 November 2019
- Revise Date: 05 February 2020
- Accept Date: 05 February 2020