Essentially every nation, people, and ethnicity on earth confess some sort of belief in a higher power or adhere to a certain philosophic outlook about the world we live in. These belief systems are crucial to the way people see themselves, the world around them, and their relations with other groups. More specifically, religion itself and the history of religious conflict have a huge impact on geopolitical relations. On this episode of The M.O., Manila Chan sits down with Mohammad Marandi, professor at the University of Tehran, to discuss the crucial role of religion in politics.
