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Meanwhile, in his latest statements, the opposition leader Mousavi drew a parallel between his enemies and the powers that opposed the Ayatullah Khomeini, saying that 30 years after the Islamic revolution overthrew the autocratic Shah, the "roots of despotism" remained. "In the first years of the revolution, people were convinced that the revolution had completely destroyed all the structures through which despotism and dictatorships could be reborn," Mousavi said, "and I was one of the people who believed this. But today, I do not believe this anymore." The contending forces may clash again on Thursday. Khomeini no longer...
Thirty-one years since the downfall of the U.S.-supported Iranian dictatorship of Shah Reza Pahlavi, the Islamic Republic has developed a formula for celebrating the anniversary of the revolution. The government buses in massive crowds from all over the country, who then parade down Tehran's avenues, which are decorated with patriotic-themed paintings by schoolchildren, while crack military units perform maneuvers and politicians make rousing speeches laced with anti-American rhetoric. But this year, Iran's opposition movement wants to change the script...
...room, away from the dinner table. Families generally sit together to watch shows - veritable home cinemas. (Iranians are notorious film buffs, their love affair with movies stretching back to the birth of cinema itself. The first films were brought to Iran in 1900 by the monarch Mozaffar al-Din Shah, just five years after the Lumière brothers premiered their light machine in Paris.) In order for a film or TV series to truly achieve cult status, it has to be viewable by all members of the household. A great drama and entertainment for adults, Lost is also sexy...
Managers of an Iranian charity started by the Shah faced a dilemma with its American properties, as Washington tightened a squeeze on all entities tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Government. But U.S. law allowed a simple solution for the renamed Alavi Foundation: disguise its properties' real owners through the use of shell companies, multiple ones if need...
Iran typically marks the Feb. 11 anniversary of the 1979 overthrow of the U.S.-backed Shah with massive official parades, rousing anti-American speeches and often the unveiling of some new piece of military or aerospace hardware. This year could be different, as the regime and the opposition Green Movement lock horns in a contest for ownership of the legacy of the revolution. Opposition activists plan to use the day to continue the protests they have maintained since the disputed presidential election in June, seeing themselves as latter-day inheritors of the struggle against dictatorship. But Supreme Leader Ayatullah...