Adaptability and Sustainability of the Islamic–Iranian Lifestyle in the Face of Soft Cultural Aggression: Redefining Cultural Resilience in the Digital Era
Assistant Professor, Faculty Member, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Kermanshah University of Technology
10.30465/ismc.2026.54099.3028
Abstract
This study aims to conceptualize “cultural resilience” in response to transformations in digital lifeworlds and to examine the possibility of preserving the identity and values of the Islamic-Iranian lifestyle alongside cultural transformability. The main research problem concerns the continuity of identity components under conditions of expanding new media and cultural pressures within the digital environment. The theoretical framework of the study is based on redefining cultural resilience as an interaction between stability and transformability, and it is conducted through a qualitative and theory-based analytical approach. Data were collected and analyzed through content analysis of religious texts, strategic cultural documents, and scholarly literature related to culture, media, and digital lifeworlds. The findings indicate that the Islamic-Iranian lifestyle possesses inherent capacities for adaptation to digital transformations through the creative reproduction of values and cultural ijtihad, without causing a rupture in its core identity principles. The results suggest that cultural resilience in the digital age requires the formation of endogenous and active patterns of engagement with technology and media, enabling cultural continuity and reconstruction within the digital lifeworld.
Heydarifard,M . (2026). Adaptability and Sustainability of the Islamic–Iranian Lifestyle in the Face of Soft Cultural Aggression: Redefining Cultural Resilience in the Digital Era. (e13478). Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture, (), e13478 doi: 10.30465/ismc.2026.54099.3028
MLA
Heydarifard,M . "Adaptability and Sustainability of the Islamic–Iranian Lifestyle in the Face of Soft Cultural Aggression: Redefining Cultural Resilience in the Digital Era" .e13478 , Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture, , , 2026, e13478. doi: 10.30465/ismc.2026.54099.3028
HARVARD
Heydarifard M. (2026). 'Adaptability and Sustainability of the Islamic–Iranian Lifestyle in the Face of Soft Cultural Aggression: Redefining Cultural Resilience in the Digital Era', Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture, (), e13478. doi: 10.30465/ismc.2026.54099.3028
CHICAGO
M Heydarifard, "Adaptability and Sustainability of the Islamic–Iranian Lifestyle in the Face of Soft Cultural Aggression: Redefining Cultural Resilience in the Digital Era," Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture, (2026): e13478, doi: 10.30465/ismc.2026.54099.3028
VANCOUVER
Heydarifard M. Adaptability and Sustainability of the Islamic–Iranian Lifestyle in the Face of Soft Cultural Aggression: Redefining Cultural Resilience in the Digital Era. Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture. 2026;():e13478 (In Persian). doi: 10.30465/ismc.2026.54099.3028
