March 2, 2009...1:27 am

30 Years After the Islamic revolution in Iran/Persia

Discuses how the Shah was determined to transform his impoverished and feudal country into a modern industrialised nation.
The Shah had underestimated the power of the islamic religion in Iran and the Ayatollah Khomeini, the Islamic revolution toppled the shah and took power in 1979. For the first time the world witnessed the power of political Islam and change.
(The Fall Of The Shah)
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