The Importance of Religious Freedom in the Revolution

In 1906, Mozaffar Shah appointed Mushir Adalay as the prime minister and convenes a constituent national assembly without firing a shot. In 1979, protesters occupied the British legation in Tehran to demand an Islamic parliament. The protests were peaceful but eventually turned violent when shots were fired at them. "They're horsemen who like to preserve a certain degree of independence so that they can roam around and do their thing"