The Impact of Karbala movement in Persian resistance literature and Arabic resistance literature

Abstract

Political events that occurred in the contemporary history of both Iranian and Arab states, in the large extent, could change the political and social fate of these countries. The Iraqi eight year war caused the Iranian nation and the state to become more united against the enemy; they achieved brilliant victories. Such combat and victory was quite distinct and prominent in the literature of that time. In Arab localities, after Second World War, based on the Britain conspiracy, Israel constituted its government in Palestinian area. The aggressive behavior of the Zionists motivated people in Palestine and other Arab states to fight against Israel. The Arabic literature and poetry, in this course, was full of invitation to war and resistance against the enemy. The Karbala movement and the rising of Imam Hossain as a symbol have important role in these combats, poetry, and the literature. The purpose of this study is to investigate the positive impact of Karbala movement on the contemporary literature and poetry of these countries in order to improve the spirit of resistance against the enemies.

Keywords

• resistance literature
• iran
• arab states
• ashura"s movement