Social Polarization and its Effect on the Formation and Growth of Radicalism in Syria: With an Emphasis on Ethnic-Religious Gap

Now almost five years have passed since the beginning of the crisis in Syria And in all these years different ideas and theories about the causes of the crisis in this country have been raised. This article argues that among other things one main factor is the social polarization and ethnic-religious Gap in the Syrian society which is manifested in the conflict between Shiite - Sunni and also Kurds and Arabs.
The main question is that how this social gaps in Syria Especially ethnic and religious gaps affected the formation and growth of radicalism in this country? And the assumption of this article is that the State's inability to manage gap, and then the extensive involvement of foreign factors contributed to a sharp rise in the country's level of conflict and social unrest. So the existence of the gap on one hand and the massive influx of foreign insurgents into the country on other hand can be seen as two main reasons for escalation of conflict in Syria.