Word: habibollah
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...Habibollah Peyman, a veteran of Iranian attempts at democracy before and after the 1979 revolution, recently described Mousavi's political intentions in an Op-Ed in E'temaad-e Melli, a newspaper associated with Karroubi. Peyman believes that his organization will not be "centralized or like a pyramid." Instead, it will operate as a network of existing and new organizations that share the same goals: reasserting the republican nature of the government, fully implementing the constitution and restoring social, political and religious freedoms to the entire population...
...there hasn't been much sign of a struggle. The hard-line mouthpiece "Kayhan," edited by one of Ayatollah Khamenei's representatives, has been welcomed the success of Abadgaran, highlighting the Islamic aspect of its campaign. But powerful hard-liners such as Habibollah Asgarowladi and Asadollah Badamchian, who were asked by their own circles not to run lest their negative image taint the entire conservative slate, are expected to wield great influence over the new legislature...
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