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Iran, 1953-1979: From the Shah to Islamic Revolution

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Khomeini's Theory of the Rule of the Islamic Jurist

The role of women in the revolutionary process is tacitly or explicitly understood by Khomeini himself. Women see themselves as part of the revolution and i mentioned before that you know there isn't really a serious kind of conversation about rolling back the women's right to vote. There are certain new or novel conceptualizations of revolutionary womanhood that Khomeini absolutely plays with, says Kandera.

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