| ID | 115075 |
| Title Proper | Tehran politics |
| Other Title Information | are the mullahs losing their grip? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Choksy, Jamsheed K |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | You are not a wise man, you tyrant," raps the Iranian female singer Bahar. "Why do your clothes smell like blood??.?.?.?Why do you crush this cry for justice? The people don't deserve such disdain." Her chiding words against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei go to the heart of the problem that the Islamic Republic faces: the growing illegitimacy of a cruel and inaccessible theocracy whose control over Iran might well be slipping. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol. 175, No.1; May-Jun 2012: p.17-24 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol. 175, No.1; May-Jun 2012: p.17-24 |
| Key Words | Iran ; Female ; Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ; Theoracy ; Religious Politics ; OPEC ; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ; Fundamentalists |