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The publication examines the Hezbollah circulate from a multidisciplinary, complete, ancient, and systematic standpoint to give an explanation for the way it has advanced in view that its inception within the early Nineteen Eighties to the present.
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Sometimes, social religious faith, political standing, and social status go hand in hand as in the case of Ireland, for example. The importance of religion in social movements is embedded in its capacity to ground the feelings of frustration and alienation and to provide a framework and a very broad common denominator, indeed. This is because religion is assimilated into all the social layers, accompanies individuals from the time of their birth, and is easy to connect to in times of distress. 57 In fundamentalist sects, protest activity is defined in terms of holy war “Jihad”, the will of God, terms that are recognized by and obligate all who are counted in or connected to a religious system.
22 DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN MUSLIM SOCIETY 29 In light of this argument, some questions, around which the following discussion will revolve, are asked: What are the causes and the explanations for the development of the Islamic social protest? Is it similar in its qualities to protest movements in other cultures? How were Islamic protest movements transformed from a marginal element in society to a widespread phenomenon that threatens the stability of regimes? What is the weight of Islam as a motivating element for the appearance and evolution of protest movements in Islamic societies?
It is worthwhile to point out that the diversity of types of protest movements, their areas of occupation, and their character make the development of a characteristic theoretical framework difficult. 64 The first stage is the establishment, in which a movement originates when external and internal conditions exist for it. The second stage, consolidation, is adjacent to its origin. The movement must define objectives, lines of action, and policy to decide on tactics of action and to market itself to the public.
