How Religious Is Iran?
Beyond Belief
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The Revolution Wasn't Essentially Religious, but the Motivation of the General People Was Something Other
Sojad that suggests that the revolution wasn't essentially religious in character. It may have been led by people who were religious, but the motivation of the general people was something else. He says Ali pomeni played a very canny game because he promised all sorts of things, a democratic constitution, freedoms for the people. And then he renaged on those promises.
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