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Reza Aslan on Martyrdom, Islam, and Revolution
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Is Shia Islam Too Obsessed With Personality?
Shiism has had a series of so-called imams, depending on what kind of Shia you are. They're not like the rest of us: infallible and have access to divine knowledge. That can lead to someone like Ayatollah Khomeini taking over an entire country. It's open to experimentation and reinterpretation because it's not all about trying to figure out new ways of interpreting static text.
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