Islam and Politics *Why Iranian Mullahs helped the US install the Shah and then turned against him? <http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1249>*
*The role of Mullahs in the coup against liberal democrat **Mossadegh * Despite the propaganda by Islamic fundamentalists, the hostility of the conservative religious forces against Americans was not due to the 1953 coup. Actually, Islamic fundamentalist forces were among the groups that were either mobilized by the CIA and the Shah supporters for the coup, or publicly supported the Shah after the coup. The fundamentalists opposed Mossadegh and collaborated with the CIA in 1953 as well as with the subsequent regime until 1961. Among those who closely worked with the CIA and the Shah during and after the coup are: Ayatollah Abolqassem Kashani, Kashani’s son who was one of the very first persons who talked at Radio Tehran as soon as it was captured by the coup plotters, Ayatollah Mohammad Behbahani, Hojatolislam Mohammad Taqi Falsafi, and Grand Ayatollah Brujerdi.1… Khomeini was a top clerk for Grand Ayatollah Brujerdi. We also know that after the coup Khomeini took secret messages from Brujerdi to the Shah.28 According to Ervand Abrahamian, Khomeini "served as Borujerdi’s teaching assistant and personal secretary, at crucial times conveying confidential messages to the shah."29 According to Iranian historian, Nasser Pakdaman, in Persian calender Dey 1331 (January 1953), after Mossadegh cabinet submitted a bill to the parliament granting women the vote, Ayatollah Kashani opposed it. Ruhollah Khomeini gave a sermon in a Qom mosque and called upon the people to go out and protest against Mossadegh’s government and the bill. -- *Masoud Kazemzade <http://www.iranian.com/main/member/masoud-kazemzadeh>* *http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1249<http://www.iranian.com/main/member/masoud-kazemzadeh> * More...http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1249<http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1249> Islamic World News *Why 20, 000 Iranian Jews' don’t want to leave Iran? <http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1250>* Review of Iranian Jews' financial situation by Doron Peskin Iranian Leader Khamenei warns against Muslim discord *Insha Allah? The Islamization of Europe: Filip Dewinter* Egypt: Youssef Ziedan’s new novel, “Beelzebub,” shocks the Coptics Islam in the Horn of Africa by Abdulaziz Al-Mutairi Russia Accused of Backing Mistreatment of Muslims Bin Laden blasts ‘moderate’ Arab states over Gaza war by Liam Stack *Compiled by Syed Asadullah* More..http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=12 50 <http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1250>The War within Islam *Tuesday, Mar 17 2009* An ode to debate in Islam! <http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1247> ** ** *T HE War within Islam: Niyaz Fatehpuri’s struggle against Islamic Fundamentalism by Juhi Shahin* is a collection of writings by one Niyaz Fatehpuri (1884-1966). Fatehpuri was the publisher of a monthly magazine called Nigar, which became a hot pot of literary and religious discussion in its time. The book is an attempt to bring to light the unique and forward thinking views of Fatehpuri to a generation far removed from its own intellectual heritage and its own language, Urdu. The book walks the reader through the life of Niyaz Fatehpuri, but dwells much more so on his religious views. … *The book recalls a time when there was such a thing as debate in Islam*; not just restricted to what the most appropriate punishment for an adulterer was, but the fundamental nature of belief, the very metaphysics at the heart of any religion. And with time, as Muslims have been reduced to the very scourge of humanity, it is the death of this very debate that stands at the core of our downfall. It must be noted that though Fatehpuri reasoned very radical ideals, at no time were fatwas pronounced against him, nor were the recipients of his harshest criticism, the ulema, able to dent his reputation in any major way. However, in recent times people like Fatehpuri have all but disappeared and the ulema have grown in ranks, such that no one can criticise them without fear of a backlash any more. Of the readers of this review, only a handful might have read the works of Niyaz Fatehpuri, and likely none of them would be under age 30. This is primarily because in our culture of romanticism, the rational intellectual is rarely applauded. Even those who have honed both romantic and rational aspects of their intellect are seen mostly in the paradigm of their romantic pursuits. Such is the fate of our intellectuals, dead or alive. -- *HAIDER WARRAICH *in *The Dawn, Karachi.* *http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1247* More.http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1247.<http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1247> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Asalam o Alaikum, You Are Receiving This Message, Because You Are A Member Of FOCUS ON ISLAM, A Google Group [..:: The Best Group For Nice Islamic Mails ::..] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ You can Post Your Comments and Suggestions to Me [Moderator of this Group] on this email address: [email protected] To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.google.com/group/focusonislam/ To post messages/mails to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Please forward our Mails to Your friends, and convence them to join our Group. 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