Constitution, Iran—Islamic
The Iranian Islamic Constitution was approved by a national referendum in December 1979. The concept of vilayet-i faqih (rule of religious jurisprudence) is at the co...
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Like many Saudi Shiites, Abdullah Abdul-Hussein is worried that if the government does not end anti-Shiite tirades by influential Sunni clerics, the sectarian conflict ravaging Iraq and threatening...
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Iran presents a difficult balancing act for those in power in the U.S. _ and those seeking it. For President Bush, condemnation of Tehran's nuclear efforts must now be mixed with diplomacy. U.S. an...
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Constitution, Iran—Islamic
Sectarianism casts shadow over Mideast
