Dictatorship and Revolution: Iran - A Contemporary History Stevenson Struan
Dictatorship and Revolution: Iran - A Contemporary History Stevenson Struan As the Iranian people strive to defeat the medieval religious dictatorship of the mullahs in Iran, it is evermore…
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Dictatorship and Revolution: Iran - A Contemporary History Stevenson Struan
As the Iranian people strive to defeat the medieval religious dictatorship of the mullahs in Iran, it is evermore imperative that we do not lose sight of the larger historical perspective in which this struggle has been shaped. This century-long effort has at times been waged against despotic Shahs (monarchs) and now against clerics claiming absolute theocratic rule.Both the monarchy and the theocratic dictatorship deny universal human rights, claim authority as "Shadow of God" (the Shahs) or "Vicegerent of God" (clerical despots) on earth, consider the people to be immature and in need of guardians, and derive their legitimacy from The Iranian political landscape and society are imbued with memories of a 120-year struggle to achieve some form of democratic governance and open society that is so often taken for granted in countries with established democratic rule.