نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
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دکتری تاریخ ایران بعد اسلام از دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران.
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
Construction of the New Official Identity during the First Pahlavi Era in the Arab Community of Khuzestan, with an Emphasis on the Role of Schools
Abstract
The policy of school-building was pursued throughout the reign of Reza Shah as one of the main pillars in constructing a new Iranian national identity. With the aim of centralizing power and strengthening national cohesion, the Pahlavi state implemented new educational policies across the country, and the Arab community of Khuzestan was no exception. This article examines the school-building policy and the expansion of modern education among the Arabs of Khuzestan during 1925–1941. The main research questions concern the significance of the school-building movement in Arab-inhabited regions, the extent to which its objectives were fulfilled, and the geographical scope of its quantitative growth. Based on the historical method and drawing on archival documents and periodicals from the Reza Shah era, the findings indicate that the establishment of state schools in Arab regions served not only as a means of promoting literacy and education but also as an instrument for the penetration and dissemination of elements of the new official national identity, national values, and, simultaneously, the weakening of local identity. The research further shows that, alongside the financial resources of the Ministry of Education, institutions such as the Oil Company and military forces in Khuzestan played an influential role in advancing this policy. Available statistics demonstrate that the state devoted greater attention to the school-building movement in the Arab community of Khuzestan than in other parts of the country, as this policy was perceived as a tool for consolidating the state’s identity discourse and tightening regional control.
Keywords: Arab community of Khuzestan, modern education system, Reza Shah period, official national identity, school-building policy
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