Iranian Constitution as a Source of Sustainable Peace in Multicultural Society; A Guideline for Neighboring States Suffering from Intrastate Wars

Abstract

Peace, progress and prosperity have been the prominent symbol of Iran among all those, who personally visit Iran and experience the correlation between peacebuilding and economic development in any Islamic state existing on the globe. Unlike encouraging inspirations from propagated literature or media of anti-Iran elements in the West, this study examines the Iranian constitution as a source of sustainable peace in a multicultural society. As Iran is a homeland of Persians, Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Baloch, Talysh, Turkmen, Arab, Armenians and several other communities (following different religions or secs), articles 03 to 15, 19 to 55, 100 to 106 and 156 ensure the promotion of multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism in Iran. By decentralization of political and economic rights under the principles of direct democracy, third Positionism and unitarism, the Iranian state and society have become a role model for all the neighboring states suffering from different sots of interstate wars, such as Afghanistan, Azerbaijan Iraq and Pakistan.