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Word: bazaaris (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1984-1984
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...matter is crucial because Khomeini has come to realize how little he can afford to antagonize the bazaari, the prosperous and traditional merchants who helped finance his overthrow of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Four years ago the Ayatullah sneered that "economics matters to donkeys." By now, he has been heard to confess, "If the bazaar opted out of the Islamic Republic, the republic would face defeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fever Bordering on Hysteria | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

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