by Dr. Franco Musio,America Outloud:
The 1979 Iranian Revolution, which toppled the Pahlavi monarchy and established the world’s first modern theocratic republic, was fueled by a complex merging of political, economic, cultural, and religious disputes. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (reinstated by the 1953 CIA-backed coup) initiated a “White Revolution” in 1963 with the focus of rapid modernization, which clashed with traditional Shia Islamic values and alienated the religious establishment.
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Despite substantial oil revenues, wealth was poorly distributed, leading to high inflation, housing shortages, and a widening gap between the rich and the poor. The Shah ruled as a dictator with absolute power, using his secret police force to suppress dissent through imprisonment, torture, and murder.Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who was in exile in Paris, emerged as the unifying force that led to the collapse of the Pahlavi dynasty in February 1979.
Moreover, Western nations (including the United States) were not expecting the subsequent aftermaths of a theocracy sponsoring multiple terrorist groups, threatening to destabilize the Middle East with nuclear weapon capabilities, and the killing of thousands of citizen protestors.
Key issues will be discussed concerning the recent massive military build-up by the United States, all targeted against Iran:
We are thrilled to have exiled world-renowned expert in Islam,IQ al-Rassooli, who has written extensively about his perceptions of the hypocrisies and implications of the Islamic “religo-political system.” His predictions of the American military activities leading to the toppling of the current theocratic government of Iran resonate with deep passion, insights, and previous experiences of government overthrows. He is a scholar, lecturer, and author of the monumental trilogy “Lifting the Veil: The True Faces of Muhammad and Islam.”
Source: SGT Report
