Khamenei didn't make it. (Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei)

The Middle East | February 1, 1995| | Copyright

The world's Shia community needs a new religious leader. Iran's spiritual guide and Khomeini's successor put himself forward in December and embarrassingly backed down almost immediately. Behind the fiasco lies an intense debate about the political role that the Shia clergy should perform. Kambiz Foroohar unravels the story, and Tahsin Akti explains the underlying principles.

Despite twelve months of preparations, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's shoulders proved not strong enough to carry off the mantle of Marja Taqlid, the Supreme Source of Emulation, for the world's 100 ...

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