Political Action among Islamists in Kurdistan(A Qualitative Study of Iranian Call and Reform Organization)

Iranian Call and Reform Organization is one of the active religious currents in Iranian  Kurdistan. This organization is one of the religious currents in  Kurdistan which is active in religious, cultural, and educational actions within the framework of the existing political system.  In the present study, to understand the experiences and perceptions of senior and active members, we interviewed 30 members, using a semi-structured questionnaire. Findings showed that because of the nationalist Kurds’ tendency towards ethnic identity, the weakness of the religions’ position in Kurdistan, cultural conflict in Kurdistan, and Sunnies’ insignificant power in Iran, the member of this organization try to participate in political actions.  In addition, modernity and the Islamic Republic of Iran’s legal frameworks work as facilitator contexts; and success in Islamic countries and Islamic currents’ activities in Kurdistan function as mediator conditions. To encounter the factors mentioned above, the members use strategies such as a convergence and action in the framework of the constitution, differentiation from other groups and Islamic currents. Also, the results showed that taking political actions among the organization’s members can be grouped under three heading: new traditionalism, moderate modernism, and modernism.