A Comparison between Islamic Resistance Discourse of Hezbollah in Lebanon with Salafi-Takfiri Discourse

The victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and the Zionist Regime invasion of South Lebanon in 1982 resulted in the creation of Hezbollah of Lebanon with the supports of Islamic Republic of Iran. This led into the birth of a discourse named as Lebanon’s Islamic Resistance which was originated from Shia Islam. Oppositely, a Salafi-Takfiri discourse came into being which was supported by the Wahabi regime of Saudi Arabia. Today, the recent events in Syria, Iraq and Yemen have resulted in the confrontation of these two courses. Therefore, the main question of this article is: What are the causes of contrast between the Islamic Resistance of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the anti-discourse of Salafi-Takfiri? It is presumed that the reason is “the different sources of identity and as a result the different identities of these two discourses.” The conclusion – which is carried out by using constructivist theory and descriptive-analytical methodology as well as by utilizing library and internet sources – shows that different definitions of values given by these two discourses on one side and the identity resulted from these values on the other side have caused the confrontation of identity and its benefits in the Middle East.