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An 8 page paper comparing the methods and views of Iran's last Shah and the Islamic cleric whose followers were instrumental in overthrowing the Shah in favor of establishing the Islamic Republic. The paper discusses political, economical and religious aspects of the nation under each leader, and concludes that in many ways, there were far more similarities between the leaders than there were differences. The differences that did exist were all-telling, however. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSIran.doc
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more things change, the more things stay the same... Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi was the last of his line to accede to the
equivalent of the throne of Iran. There had been ideological disputes in Iran since well before the dawn of the 20th century, and the Shah had experienced difficulty in
the 1940s in maintaining his familys hold of rulership of the country. The Shah maintained close contacts with the United States, however, and the US assisted in his return
to the throne of Iran. The Shah believed that the key to long-term prosperity was with the ways of capitalism rather than with
the only other role model available at the time, the ideology of the Soviet Union. Iran was and always has been an Arab nation, one committed to the principles
of Islam in whatever degree the national government deemed appropriate. Under Khomeini, that degree was extreme. Under the Shah, the approach to the Muslim religion was one of
tradition in personal and civic relationships, but far more lenient in terms of international relations. Were that not so, then the Shah could not have justified his close ties
with the US either to himself or to the people of Iran. "Infidels," those who believe other than the teachings of Islam, are not tolerated in the more militant
arms of the religion. The overall message is one of love and brotherhood, but the route by which that brotherhood is reached is one that is punitive in its
laws and in its requirements. It is in this respect that Iran diverged from Western views of justice. Most of the worlds
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