Document Type : Research Paper
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Abstract
Cultural Iranophobia is a phenomenon that resembles the Persian Gulf
countries’ fear of Iran’s identity and culture. This fear comes from an unreal
presumption that they have given to Iran’s cultural components and foundations.
According to this way of thinking, a system of meaning has been constructed in
their view, that we can call it a “discourse”. This discourse consists of many
elements like Shiism, Iranian nationality and the revolutionary nature. This
phenomenon can have irreparable effects on Iran’s cultural image and
landscape. It can also hinder Iran’s strategies and programs for extension of its
culture to the regional and global cultural space. Hence, this research tries to
analyze the role of culture in genesis of cultural Iranophobia in the Persian Gulf
states and bring up the question about the the genesis of cultural Iranophobia in
countries in Persian Gulf arena. The hypothesis of this research is that dualism
between Arab and Ajam [non-Arab], intervention modeling and Conservative /
revolutionary attitude are elements of Iranophobia in the Persian Gulf state; and
these elements are intensified by Iran’s enemies and created a horrifying image
from the Islamic Republic of Iran, so it will reduces Iran’s cultural relations.
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