PrintJuly 13, 2006
Battle Hymns of the Madmen in Tehran
After the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, a little—known clandestine Islamist group remerged from the ashes. Formed in 1953 with a radically anti—Bahai and anti—Sunni ideology, the Hojjatiehs flourished during the Revolution that ousted the Shah. The fiery, respected Sheik Hamud Halabi urged the Hojjatiehs to vote in favor of the Velayat—e—Faqih form of government in the referendum mainly due to fear of a communist takeover.
Velayat—e—Faqih, the "guardianship of the jurisconsult' is the modern political doctrine set out by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. In his book of Jurist governmental rule, he addressed the role of the clergy in the government. Under this doctrine he proclaimed himself and his successors as Supreme Leaders of a purist Islamic nation. In contrast to the propaganda offered by apologists and a naïve focus on Iran's presidential elections, virtually all authority lies with an absolute dictatorship under...(Read Full Article)
