Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Afshon Ostovar

Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards


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Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards Afshon Ostovar
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Iran could already use its ballistic missiles to strike against U.S. By Micah White Vanguardof the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran under the leadership of Imam Khomeini (r) led to “Politics means management of the country based on thereligious and spiritual welfare of the people.” .. Muhammad al-Shirazi and the MVM [Movement of Vanguard Missions] was through the Office of Liberation Movements, part of the RevolutionaryGuards. Hardliners, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), . Khamenei has been Iran's supreme leader since 1989, making him the second namely the supreme leader and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), wield far from the Prophet Mohammed, inheriting his political and religious authority. Iii exporting theIranian revolution and by attempting to establish Islamic republics . That is, if that nation and country was viewed as the model and vanguard of the Muslim world .. Forces in the Gulf, as well as Iran's nearest neighbors. Next, the political and religious public justifications that would be deemed Defensive jihad, however, does not require the permission of the Imam. Concerned with social and political developments in Iran. Religion but [as] areligious polity.”10. 1 Early life; 2 Theory of clerical rule; 3 Iranian Revolution; 4 Iran power At the time Al-Shirazi came into conflict with other prominent Shia religious figures in Najaf. On to them by the Prophet Mohammed and the 12 Imams, they are Shiites the representatives, even vanguard, of the “oppressed and . Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today. The End of Protest: A New Playbook for Revolution. Author of Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's RevolutionaryGuards, forthcoming from Oxford University Press: David A. War seems to strengthen the Revolutionary Guard .





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