title: The “Shi‘a factor” in Nigeria’s Public and Political Life (1994–2020): Domestic and International Dimensions
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metadata.value: Ivkina, Natalia V.
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metadata.value: Chikrizova, Olga S.
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metadata.value: 2022-11-14T16:41:03Z
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metadata.value: 2022-11-14T16:41:03Z
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metadata.value: 2022-09
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metadata.value: Ivkina N. V., Chikrizova O. S. The “Shi‘a factor” in Nigeria’s Public and Political Life (1994–2020): Domestic and International Dimensions. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, рр. 524–540. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2022.309 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2022.309
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/38561
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metadata.value: The article analyzes the influence of the Shi‘a factor on public and political life of Nigeria,
  the state in which the phenomenon of transformation of the religious (and more specifically,
  Islamic) field has been observed in the past few decades due to the growing diversity of movements
  and sects. In turn, the emergence of new communities contributes to the radicalization
  of the Islamist discourse in Nigeria and the exacerbation of intercommunal contradictions
  (between Sufis and Salafis, Salafis and Shiʻites). The authors identify the prerequisites and
  reasons for the growth in the number of followers of Shi‘a Islam in Nigeria, mainly among
  the Hausa people, features of political movements with Shi‘a ideology, as well as the role of
  Nigeria in the global Saudi-Iranian confrontation. The authors resorted to a behavioral approach
  and comparative analysis of the social base of the Shi‘a organization Islamic Movement
  of Nigeria and the Salafi Jamaʻat Izala al-Bidʻa wa Ikamat al-Sunna (Society for the Eradication
  of Innovation and Implementation of the Sunna). It was revealed that the key reason for
  the radicalization of Nigerian Muslims (living mainly in the north) was the penetration of
  alien ideologies into the country — radical Salafism and the political aspects of Shi‘a Islam.
  This was a consequence of Nigeria falling into the focus of Riyadh and Tehran, which are fighting for leadership in the Islamic world. It was established that in the case of Nigeria, Iran
  is inferior to Saudi Arabia, which has more significant financial capabilities and a network of
  non-governmental associations and foundations that promote the interests of official Riyadh
  in West Africa. One of the key areas where the Saudi-Iranian confrontation for the “minds and
  hearts” of Nigerian Muslims is unfolding is Islamic education.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies;Volume 14; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Nigeria
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Hausa
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Shiʻism
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metadata.value: Sunni-Shi‘a antagonism
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metadata.value: Islamic Movement of Nigeria
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Ibrahim al-Zakzaki
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Iran
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Saudi Arabia
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metadata.value: The “Shi‘a factor” in Nigeria’s Public and Political Life (1994–2020): Domestic and International Dimensions
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