Oh the dreams we can dream! Of course we are seeing things in terms of our own secular biases. Aiatola had a LOT of help by resentful fundamentalists against secular / gender rights policies underway. That tendency was resersed. Afghanistan same but more extreme version. Right off he was going on about the Great Satan, an already establi…
Oh the dreams we can dream! Of course we are seeing things in terms of our own secular biases. Aiatola had a LOT of help by resentful fundamentalists against secular / gender rights policies underway. That tendency was resersed. Afghanistan same but more extreme version. Right off he was going on about the Great Satan, an already established theme among muslim fundamentalists. Of course Iran gave that additional currency and helped put Shiites on the map big time with momentous consequences eg Syria.
Say, by you clicking Like on my comment, then commenting, let me go almost directly to your comment by letting me clicking on my comment. Getting to another person's comment is often a big problem here.
Agree on the challenges of reading replies to comments. The earthquake in Morocco brought back memories of a vacation in Marrakesh in Jan ‘79 (with my FSO mother) when the Shah arrived and the surreal scene at La Mamounia hotel where Pierre Salenger, Martin Fletcher and the Shahs plane crew were drinking mint tea and harder stuff at the pool bar hoping to interview the Shah.
I gather this was holiday before the fall, abt 6 months after the Cinema Rex Fire, a stimulant for major protests. (Wiki, of course :) Yes i went to my Liked comment and found yours right below. It's the best way i think! Oops that was Pavlavi going into exile!
Oh the dreams we can dream! Of course we are seeing things in terms of our own secular biases. Aiatola had a LOT of help by resentful fundamentalists against secular / gender rights policies underway. That tendency was resersed. Afghanistan same but more extreme version. Right off he was going on about the Great Satan, an already established theme among muslim fundamentalists. Of course Iran gave that additional currency and helped put Shiites on the map big time with momentous consequences eg Syria.
Say, by you clicking Like on my comment, then commenting, let me go almost directly to your comment by letting me clicking on my comment. Getting to another person's comment is often a big problem here.
Agree on the challenges of reading replies to comments. The earthquake in Morocco brought back memories of a vacation in Marrakesh in Jan ‘79 (with my FSO mother) when the Shah arrived and the surreal scene at La Mamounia hotel where Pierre Salenger, Martin Fletcher and the Shahs plane crew were drinking mint tea and harder stuff at the pool bar hoping to interview the Shah.
I gather this was holiday before the fall, abt 6 months after the Cinema Rex Fire, a stimulant for major protests. (Wiki, of course :) Yes i went to my Liked comment and found yours right below. It's the best way i think! Oops that was Pavlavi going into exile!
A month later was the takeover of the U.S. Embassy. My mother had worked for Bruce Laingen in Malta two years prior. So we followed this closely.