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From his bungalow at Neauphle-le-Chateau outside Paris, the Ayatullah had been sending home a steady stream of Elamiehs, messages summoning the faithful to bring down the monarchy in favor of what he has somewhat vaguely termed an Islamic republic. Much of the population heeded Khomeini. It was popular...
The cultural bias appeared in subtle ways throughout the news columns of magazines and dailies. Islam and its prescriptions proved most difficult for editors to swallow. Particularly during the fall, press reports in this country regularly juxtaposed the image of a progressive, modernizing Shah with intransigent religious fanatics whose opposition...
Western observers remain puzzled as to what Khomeini really means when he talks about turning Iran into an "Islamic republic." But in a number of interviews he has asserted that he supports a parliamentary democracy for Iran. First would come the creation of a Khomeini-named revolutionary council, which would...
When the time came to mount strikes and demonstrations, a whole network of mosques, Islamic schools and neighborhood associations was in place. The Ayatullah's operation never lacked money: devout Shi'ites contribute one-fifth of their earnings, and over the years wealthy Iranian bazaar merchants contributed heavily...
At the same time that she yearns for an Islamic republic guided by the Ayatullah, Mrs. Mokhtari is grateful for the new liberties for women that gave her three grown daughters the opportunity for an education and good jobs. She has no illusions about returning to the rough but simple...