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To explore the fragmentation and unity within the Iranian diaspora since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

April 12, 2026Open Access

On Unity & Fragmentation in the Iranian Diaspora

Key Points

To explore the fragmentation and unity within the Iranian diaspora since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Literature review of past studies on Iranian diaspora
Analysis of social movements like the Green Movement and Woman, Life, Freedom
Examination of political, ethnic, religious, and generational divides
Fragmentations in the diaspora have persisted and intensified since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Recent protests in 2022 have shown widespread support for collective movements in the diaspora.
Emerging cohorts in the diaspora hold diverse views on identity and politics.

Abstract

Since its rapid growth after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Iranian diaspora has been marked by deep fragmentations along political, ethnic, religious, and generational lines (Mohabbat-Kar 2016, Khosravi 2018, Fozi 2021). Despite 43 years of repeated calls for unity—for example, in response to the Green Movement in 2009—divisions have not only persisted; new ones have emerged as new cohorts have emigrated with different experiences and views of Iranian history, politics, and culture. But the widespread protests of late 2022 that spread from dozens of cities across Iran to over 150 cities in the diaspora have highlighted the broad global support of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. Publisher URL: https://www.culanth.org/fieldsights/on-unity-fragmentation-in-the-iranian-diaspora

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