Sociological Explanation of the Effective Factors of the Tendency towards Salafism in Khuzestan Province; Case Study Youth of Ahvaz City

Abstract

The contemporary history of Khuzestan province is intertwined with issues such as ethnic segregation, security problems and some crimes and socio-political anomalies due to some economic, environmental, cultural and domestic problems as well as foreign historical interventions. The persistence of these internal problems, as well as the media propaganda of the Arab and trans-regional countries, has provoked the ethnic protesters, which has provided the ground for linking the thoughts of the ethnocentrists with the ideas of Wahhabism and Takfiri in parts of this province. The main aim of this research was to identify effective components in tendency of Shiite-youth towards Salafi-Takfiri thoughts in some parts of Khuzestan province. The research was a qualitative approach, conducting based on Grounded theory. Statistical population included people oriented to these thoughts and informed pundits who were purposefully selected. The results were obtained after17 deep interviews. Then, relying on a systematic data-based approach and open coding process, pivotal and selective, the paradigm model of the research was realized. The results and findings of the study indicated that cultural, economic, media, geographical and external components have played a major role and psychological and political components have played a facilitating role in the tendency of young people to these thoughts.

Keywords

• salafism
• takfiri
• ethnicism
• ahwaz youth
• effective factor