Reign Of The AyatollahsFive years after the overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy, Iran remains convulsed by political upheaval and embroiled in international conflict. Shock waves from the Iranian events have stirred unrest in the Middle East from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia, fed Islamic revivalism elsewhere in the Islamic world, and undermined the American position in this strategic region. Meanwhile, amid all this bewildering upheaval, the revolution has given birth to the modern world's first quasi-theocratic state run by orthodox clerics according to Islamic law. This book is a riveting analysis of the Iranian revolution, its economic, religious, and social turmoil, and its international consequences. |
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Page 47
... Khomaini was Mehdi Bazargan , the leader of the Iran Freedom Movement . Bazargan was concerned by the lack of any clearly defined channels through which Khomaini's instructions could be transmitted to the opposition in Tehran and the ...
... Khomaini was Mehdi Bazargan , the leader of the Iran Freedom Movement . Bazargan was concerned by the lack of any clearly defined channels through which Khomaini's instructions could be transmitted to the opposition in Tehran and the ...
Page 49
... Khomaini to desist from political activities and inflammatory statements . When he refused , he was asked to leave the country . Khomaini tried to cross over into Kuwait , but was refused entry . Khomaini next considered trying to enter ...
... Khomaini to desist from political activities and inflammatory statements . When he refused , he was asked to leave the country . Khomaini tried to cross over into Kuwait , but was refused entry . Khomaini next considered trying to enter ...
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... Khomaini's leadership publicly before returning to Teh- ran . Bazargan perhaps hoped in this way to maintain a certain distance from Khomaini ; but his silence signified at least an acquiescence to the revolutionary path Khomaini had ...
... Khomaini's leadership publicly before returning to Teh- ran . Bazargan perhaps hoped in this way to maintain a certain distance from Khomaini ; but his silence signified at least an acquiescence to the revolutionary path Khomaini had ...
Contents
The Collapse of the Old Order | 9 |
Khomaini The Idol Smasher | 19 |
Bazargan A Knife Without the Blade | 52 |
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