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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Ruhollah Khomeini - Political thought and legacy

Throughout his many writings and speeches, Khomeini consistently promoted his vision of a theocratic Islamic society, guided by the morality and ethics of the clergy. He believed in a free market economy, with respect for private ownership, and that businesses and corporations should be encouraged to contribute to religious charitable foundations which would benefit the poor. He advised against allowing wealthy individuals to participate in the government, and that politicians should follow his example ...

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Ruhollah Khomeini, Ruhollah Khomeini - Early years, Ruhollah Khomeini - Life in exile, Ruhollah Khomeini - Return to Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini - Hostage crisis, Ruhollah Khomeini - Iran-Iraq war, Ruhollah Khomeini - Life under Khomeini, Ruhollah Khomeini - Death and funeral, Ruhollah Khomeini - Political thought and legacy, Ruhollah Khomeini - Family and descendants, Ruhollah Khomeini - Works

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Iran - Geography

Iran borders Azerbaijan (length of border: 432 km / 268 mi ) and Armenia (35 km / 22mi) to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan (992 km / 616 mi) to the northeast, Pakistan (909 km / 565 mi) and Afghanistan (936 km / 582 mi) to the east, Turkey (499 km / 310 mi) and Iraq (1,458 km / 906 mi) to the west, and finally the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the south. Iran's total land mass is 1,648,000 km² / ≈636,300 mi² (Land: 1,636,000 km² / ≈631,663 mi², Water: 12,000 km² / ≈4,633 mi²). That i ...

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Iran - Economy

Iran's economy is a mixture of central planning, state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and small-scale private trading and service ventures. The current administration has continued to follow the market reform plans of the previous one and has indicated that it will pursue diversification of Iran's oil-reliant economy. The Iranian government is attempting to diversify by investing revenues in other areas, including, car manufacturing, aerospace industries, consumer electronics, petrochemicals and nuclear te ...

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Iran, Iran - Name, Iran - History, Iran - Government and Politics, Iran - Geography, Iran - Climate, Iran - Provinces, Iran - Economy, Iran - Demographics, Iran - Ethnic groups, Iran - Religion, Iran - Major cities, Iran - Culture, Iran - Miscellaneous topics, Iran - Notes and references

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Iran - Demographics

Iran - Ethnic groups. The majority of Iran's population speak one of the Iranian languages, though Persian is the official language. While the number, percentage, and definition of the different Iranian peoples is disputed, the major ethnic groups and minorities in Iran include the Persians (51%), Azeris (24%), Gilaki and Mazandarani (8%), Kurds (7%), Arabs (3%), Baluchi (2%), Lurs (2%), Turkmen people (2%), Qashqai, Armenians, Georgians, Persian Jews, Assyrians and others (1 %). These percentages however are onl ...

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - President of Iran - Qualifications and election

The President of Iran is elected in a national election by universal adult suffrage. The selection of candidates for the election is restricted to those individuals approved by the 12-member religious Council of Guardians. The Council's members are appointed either directly or indirectly by the Supreme Leader and are intended to preserve the values of Iran's theocratic Islamic government. To be eligible to run for president the Council proclaims the following qualifications be met: Be a Muslim Be between the ages of 25 ...

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President of Iran, President of Iran - Role in the state, President of Iran - Qualifications and election, President of Iran - Presidents of Iran

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Iran - Government and Politics

Iran is a constitutional Islamic Republic, whose political system is laid out in the 1979 constitution called Qanun-e Asasi. Iran's makeup has several intricately connected governing bodies, some of which are democratically elected and some of which operate by co-opting people based on their religious inclinations. See also: Foreign relations of Iran, U.S.-Iran relations, Iran-Israel relations, Iran-China relations The concept of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the jurist) plays a crucial role in governme ...

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Iranian presidential election 2005 - Results

While pre-voting polls mostly favored a run-off between Rafsanjani and Mostafa Moeen, the actual vote counts from the Ministry of Interior unexpectedly put Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad and Mehdi Karroubi in second and third places. Rafsanjani and Ahmadinezhad led with respectively 21.0% and 19.5% of the votes, and were followed by Karroubi (17.3%), Ghalibaf (13.9%), Moeen (13.8%), Larijani (5.9%), and Mehralizadeh (4.4%) [1]. This was the result of 29,317,042 votes, which amounts to a turnout of 62.66%, as there were 46,786,418 eligible voters. Whil ...

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Iranian presidential election 2005 - Turnout and boycotts

The Islamic Republic government of Iran, specially the Supreme Leader and the higher offices, publicly considers the turnout of the voters, which was about 63% in the first round, to resemble the support of the population for the regime, while some voters consider voting for the candidates less aligned with the supreme leader as a vote against the current practices of the regime. Also, some voters, including exiled citizens belonging to opposition political groups or monarchists (both living outside Iran), some parts of the intellectu ...

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Iranian presidential election 2005 - Schedule

The schedule of the election had been decided between the Ministry of Interior and the Guardian Council for June 17, 2004. The election will continue as a runoff race, which will take place a week later than the first round of elections, on June 24, 2005. The registration of candidates began on May 10, 2005 and continued for five days, until May 14. If the Guardian Council had requested, it may have been extended for five more days, until May 19. The candidates were not allowed to do advertisements, until the final list of approved candidates are know ...

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Iran - Culture

Iran has a long history of art, music, architecture, poetry, philosophy, Traditions, and ideology. Many Iranians believe their culture to be the one and only reason why their civilization has continuously survived thousands of years of turmoil. که ایران بهشت است یا بوستان همی بوی مشک آید ار دوستان "Whether one thinks of Iran as Eden or Garden, The smell of musk abounds there from friend and companion." --Firdawsi همه عالم تن ...

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - History of Iran - Islamic Conquest

Its consist of an intermediate era of nearly 150 years between the dissoloution of Sassanid dynasty of Persia and establishment of first native dynasty of Persia after Islam in which Iran was ruled by Caliphates of Umayyads and continued with Abbassids. History of Iran - Iran after arrival of Islam. Following the defeat of Sassanids and reign of Caliphates of Umayyads and Abbassids, Iranians sought to regain their lost independence, beginning with semiautonomous Tahirid dynasty, Persians fought consistentl ...

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History of Iran, History of Iran - Ancient history, History of Iran - Islamic Conquest, History of Iran - Iran after arrival of Islam, History of Iran - The Middle Ages, History of Iran - Before the First World War, History of Iran - World Wars, History of Iran - United States and the Shah, History of Iran - Islamic Revolution, History of Iran - The Islamic Republic, History of Iran - History related articles on Iran

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Iranian presidential election 2005 - Election controversies

After the first round of the election, some people, including Mehdi Karroubi, the pragmatic reformist candidate who ranked third in the first round but was the first when partial results were first published, have alleged that a network of mosques, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps militiary forces, and Basij militia forces have been illegally used to generate and mobilize support for Ahmadinejad. Karroubi has accused hardliners of rigging the election and has explicitly alleged Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Kh ...

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Iranian presidential election 2005, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Results, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Election controversies, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Turnout and boycotts, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Schedule, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Candidates, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Approved candidates, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Rejected candidates, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Declinations and withdrawals, Iranian presidential election 2005 - Sources

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Khuzestan Province - Geography and Climate

According to the 1996 census, the province had an estimated population of 3.7 million people, of which approximately 62.5% were in the urban centres, 36.5% were rural dwellers and the remaining 1% were non-residents. The province of Khuzestan can be basically divided into two regions, i.e. the plains and mountainous regions. The former being in the south and west of the province. This area is irrigated by the Karun, Karkheh and Jarahi rivers. The mountainous regions are situated to the north and east of the province, and are considered to ...

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Khuzestan Province, Khuzestan Province - Geography and Climate, Khuzestan Province - People and Culture, Khuzestan Province - The origin of the name Khuzestan, Khuzestan Province - History, Khuzestan Province - Pre-Islamic History, Khuzestan Province - The Arab Conquest of Khuzestan, Khuzestan Province - The Iran-Iraq war, Khuzestan Province - Struggle over the province, Khuzestan Province - Khuzestan in Iranian literature, Khuzestan Province - Economy, Khuzestan Province - Shipping, Khuzestan Province - Agriculture, Khuzestan Province - Industry, Khuzestan Province - Universities, Khuzestan Province - Attractions of Khuzestan

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Ruhollah Khomeini - Life under Khomeini

Under Khomeini's rule, Islamic law was instituted, with the Islamic dress code being strictly enforced for both men and women as was required by Islamic Law. Many opponents left due to their dislike of the political situation after the Revolution and its changes. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press were strict and often checked although permitted, as long as it did not contradict the laws that were enforced after the revolution, also called the Shariah. This however resulted in many newspapers and other media outlets having to shut do ...

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Ruhollah Khomeini, Ruhollah Khomeini - Early years, Ruhollah Khomeini - Life in exile, Ruhollah Khomeini - Return to Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini - Hostage crisis, Ruhollah Khomeini - Iran-Iraq war, Ruhollah Khomeini - Life under Khomeini, Ruhollah Khomeini - Death and funeral, Ruhollah Khomeini - Political thought and legacy, Ruhollah Khomeini - Family and descendants, Ruhollah Khomeini - Works

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Ruhollah Khomeini - Death and funeral

After eleven days in a hospital for an operation to stop internal bleeding, Khomeini died of cancer on Saturday, June 3, 1989 at the age of 89. During the funeral, Tehran fell into chaos, requiring cancellation of the funeral, and new plans for a second funeral. Khomeini's first funeral was aborted by Iranian officials, after a large mob stormed the funeral procession, nearly destroying Khomeini's wooden coffin in order to get a glimpse of his body. At one point, Khomeini's body actually fell to the ground, as the crowd attempted to grab pieces of the shroud. O ...

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Ruhollah Khomeini, Ruhollah Khomeini - Early years, Ruhollah Khomeini - Life in exile, Ruhollah Khomeini - Return to Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini - Hostage crisis, Ruhollah Khomeini - Iran-Iraq war, Ruhollah Khomeini - Life under Khomeini, Ruhollah Khomeini - Death and funeral, Ruhollah Khomeini - Political thought and legacy, Ruhollah Khomeini - Family and descendants, Ruhollah Khomeini - Works

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Publications and Papers

WPI main paper is “Anternasional” Which is in Persian and currently publishd on Fridays in 4 page or more. Communist Youth Organisation, WPI youth wing, has a official paper named “Javanane Komonist” (means: Communist Youth) which is published every Tuesday in Persian. Party have an official English paper named “WPI Briefing” and sometimes they publish similar papers on German,Dutch and etc. (but latters where never published constantly) “Kargare Kommunist” (means: ...

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Worker-Communist Party of Iran, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current Leadership and Organs, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Publications and Papers, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current editors of WPI Papers, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Participate in diffrent Organisation, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current Leadership of Close organistions to WPI, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Sister Parties, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - History, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Foundation, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Major Split in August 2004

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Participate in diffrent Organisation

Since establishment of the party, WPI members and Cadres has created and joined so many Organisations and Campaigns in different issues. This organistions are usually very close to party. This are as follows: Communist Youth Organistaion which is youth wing of WPI and is part of Party but have its own structures. CYO publish a weekly paper in Persian. (named “Javanane Komonist”) Organisation for Women’s Liberation is close to WPI and is struggling for Womens ...

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Worker-Communist Party of Iran, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current Leadership and Organs, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Publications and Papers, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current editors of WPI Papers, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Participate in diffrent Organisation, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current Leadership of Close organistions to WPI, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Sister Parties, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - History, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Foundation, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Major Split in August 2004

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Sister Parties

Leftist Worker-Communist Party of Iraq which was formed in 2004 after the major split in WPI is a sister party to WPI. LWPI Current Leader, Osam Shukri is a member of Central Committee and politburo of WPI. ...

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Worker-Communist Party of Iran, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current Leadership and Organs, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Publications and Papers, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current editors of WPI Papers, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Participate in diffrent Organisation, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Current Leadership of Close organistions to WPI, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Sister Parties, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - History, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Foundation, Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Major Split in August 2004

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Khuzestan Province - Attractions of Khuzestan

Iran's National Heritage Organization lists 140 sites of Historical and Cultural significance in Khuzestan, reflecting the fact that the province was once the seat of Iran's most ancient empire. Some of the more popular sites of attraction include: Choqa Zanbil: The seat of the Elamite Empire, this ziggurat is a magnificent five-story temple that is one of the greatest ancient monuments in the Middle-East today. The monolith, with its labyrinthine walls made of thousads of large bricks with Elamite inscription, manifest t ...

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Khuzestan Province - Economy

Khuzestan is the major oil-producing region of Iran, and as such is one of the wealthiest province in Iran, though it is claimed that this wealth does not benefit the average citizen. The government of Iran claims the province to rank third among Iran's provinces in GDP. source (in Persian) In 2005, Iran's government announced it was planning the country's second nuclear reactor to be built in Khuzestan province.[12] The 360 MW reactor will be a Light Water PWR Reactor.[13] < ...

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Assembly of Experts: Encyclopedia II - Khuzestan Province - People and Culture

Khuzestan, unlike most other provinces in Iran, is inhabited by a number of ethnic minorities and peoples. Autochthonous Persians in major cities, Arabic-speakers and Iranian Arab tribes, the Bakhtiari, Behbahanis, Laks, and Lurs of the north, the Qashqai and Afshari tribes, the peoples of Dezful, Shushtar and the inhabitants of the coastal regions of the Persian Gulf all make up the population of the province of Khuzestan. There are no ...

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Khuzestan Province, Khuzestan Province - Geography and Climate, Khuzestan Province - People and Culture, Khuzestan Province - The origin of the name Khuzestan, Khuzestan Province - History, Khuzestan Province - Pre-Islamic History, Khuzestan Province - The Arab Conquest of Khuzestan, Khuzestan Province - The Iran-Iraq war, Khuzestan Province - Struggle over the province, Khuzestan Province - Khuzestan in Iranian literature, Khuzestan Province - Economy, Khuzestan Province - Shipping, Khuzestan Province - Agriculture, Khuzestan Province - Industry, Khuzestan Province - Universities, Khuzestan Province - Attractions of Khuzestan

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