Monolithic Myths
I could not help but laugh at the irony when I read successive articles in the New York Times on Monday in which, in the first article, Iran’s government was referred to monolithically as “the mullahs”, while in the second, the Times reported that senior clerics in Iran are actually being targeted for government censorship. […]
Grand Ayatollah Saanei Succeeds Grand Ayatollah Montazeri
Grand Ayatollah Yousef Saanei has effectively succeeded Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri (God grant him peace) as the spiritual guide of the opposition. Here’s more from The Century Foundation’s insideIRAN.org: Now, stepping into the vacuum left by Montazeri’s death is another prominent reformist ayatollah who has emerged to provide the Green Movement with spiritual guidance […]
Opposition clashes with government at Grand Ayatollah Montazeri’s funeral
The BBC is reporting that clashes have taken place between members of the opposition and the government in wake of the funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who passed away on Sunday, khoda biamorz. “Tens of thousands” reportedly joined the procession through the streets of Qom as the leading dissident cleric was finally laid to […]
Grand Ayatollah Montazeri’s grandsons arrested
According Emruz (reformist), three grandsons of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri were arrested on Tuesday evening near their house in Qom. The three, Mohammad Mahdi, Mohammad Ali, and Mohammad Sadegh Montazeri, are the sons of Ayatollah Montazeri’s oldest son. Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri recently asked the other Grand Ayatollahs support the opposition and to speak against […]