The Journal of Political Thought in Islam

The Journal of Political Thought in Islam

A Comparative Study on Yemen’s Ansar Allah and Lebanon’s Hezbollah Movements

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Amir Azimi Dolatabadi 1
Zohreh Seif 2
1 Assistant Professor, Research Institute of Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution
2 MA student,Department of the Sociology of revolution, Research Institute of Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution
Abstract
In this article, two contemporary Islamic movement, Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthis) and the Lebanon’s Hezbollah are compared with each other. Given the importance of the two Shia movements in the current situation in the Middle East, understanding the Identity (nature), goals, and enemies of the movement is essential through a comparative study and with a conceptual apparatus. Accordingly, has attempted to study and compare these movements with use the Alain Touraine’s conceptual framework about the new social movements. This article method is a descriptiveexploratory and the main question is: What differences and similarities exist between Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthis) and the Lebanon’s Hezbollah? The answers to these questions will help us to understand the nature of these two movements that is essential for the Islamic Republic of Iran and compare the two Shiite movement be beneficial in understanding the recent events in Yemen and Lebanon as well as in understanding the role and influence of Shiite movements in social and political events in the Middle East.
Keywords
social movement
Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthis)
Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Identity
Enemy
Goals

 

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The Journal of Political Thought in Islam
Volume 4, Issue 11
Winter 2017
Pages 99-126