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A referendum [should be held] that would allow them to choose between a constitutional monarchy and a republic-not an Islamic republic, but a republic as defined by the present constitution.
"A step backward, a mess, enough to make one nauseous." So said Shahpour Bakhtiar, the Shah's last Prime Minister, at a 90-minute press conference in Paris, where he emerged from a half-year of hiding to denounce the revolutionary government that toppled him in February after barely...
Bakhtiar reappeared just three days before Iranians began electing the 73 members of a constituent assembly who are to approve a new constitution that Khomeini and others have drawn up as the blueprint for an Islamic republic. He said he welcomed the boycott of the election by such groups as...
Along with the rest of the Islamic world, Iranians last week began their monthlong observance of Ramadan, when devout Muslims are expected to fast from dawn until sunset. The new revolutionary government in Tehran did its best to ensure that the fast was observed Restaurants and snack bars closed during...
Under Khomeini's guidance, conservative Islamic practices are inexorably being imposed on Iran. Islamic Revolutionary Guards now patrol the beaches of the Caspian Sea to make sure that men and women swim in separate areas. Steps are being taken to end coeducation in the secondary schools. And several more...