In the 1970s, when Iran was ruled by the Shah, the Ayatollah Khomeinis major criticism was of the

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

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In the 1970s, when Iran was ruled by the Shah, the Ayatollah Khomeini’s major criticism was of the

A	Shah’s friendship with the Soviet Union
B	return to traditional Islamic law
C	lack of political and social rights for women
D	non-Islamic influences on the culture and economy

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In December 1979, a new Iranian constitution was approved, naming Khomeini as Iran’s political and religious leader for life. Under his rule, Iranian women were denied equal rights and required to wear a veil, Western culture was banned, and traditional Islamic law and its often-brutal punishments were reinstated.

Detailed explanation-2: -The major cause of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 was the government’s inability to satisfy the rising expectations of the Iranian people-especially following the sudden enormous increase in the price of oil in 1973.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the architect of the Iranian Revolution and the first leader (rahbar) of the Islamic republic established in 1979. He articulated the concept of velāyat-e faqīh (“guardianship of the jurist”) using a historical basis, which underlay Iran’s Islamic republic.

Detailed explanation-4: -People were unhappy about the society in Iran in the 1960’s and 1970’s because Iran had been ruled by a man named Shah, who ruled through a secret police force. was a strict leader that had many Iranians jailed, tortured, and executed.

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