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#334 – Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nuclear Weapons

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Is the Islamic Law Codified?

In 1963, there was a period of uprising of the supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini. He could declare that this is unofficial, or sorry, illegal according to the Islamic law. In Islam, you paid dues to religious leaders. So they built actually a network of loyalty based on these donations. These donations that received by Atolloh-Looh Loh Maney were very effectively distributed.

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