Middle East Public date: 24.08.2017 23:12:18

19 Aug 2011

When a mullah imitates Louis XIV

These days, Ali Khamenei must be a happy man. He has launched a campaign to cast himself as Imam , a title that Iranian Shiites reserve for the 12 descendants of Ali Ibn Abi-Talib, the fourth Caliph of Islam. By calling himself 'Imam', Khamenei hopes to put himself above grand Ayatollahs as the highest echelon of Shiite clergy.
These days, Ali Khamenei must be a happy man. He has launched a campaign to cast himself as Imam , a title that Iranian...
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