The protests were, at least initially, over economic troubles, not against the Islamic Republic as such, but to chant “Death to the dictator” is getting quite close to calling for an end to the Islamic regime. Before the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran was a Western-oriented, relatively secular regime, and there is no reason why it could not be again.
“The people are begging, the clerics act like God.” Well, yes. As I explain in my book The Complete Infidel’s Guide to Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini established the Islamic Republic according to the principle of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the jurist). Islam, Khomeini argued, had not just given mankind a set of laws, but also “an executive power and an executor.” He declared that Allah “has laid down a particular form of government together with executive and administrative institutions.” Khomeini argued that clerical rule, which many dismissed as an unacceptable innovation in Islam, was mandated by the example of Muhammad himself, whom the Qur’an declared to be the supreme model for Muslims (33:21): “The Most Noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) headed the executive and administrative institutions of Muslim society. In addition to conveying the revelation and expounding and interpreting the articles of faith and the ordinances and institutions of Islam, he undertook the implementation of law and the establishment of the ordinances of Islam, thereby bringing into being the Islamic state.”
Khomeini concluded that “the fundamental difference between Islamic government, on the one hand, and constitutional monarchies and republics, on the other, is this: whereas the representatives of the people or the monarch in such regimes engage in legislation, in Islam the legislative power and competence to establish laws belongs exclusively to God Almighty.”
The mullahs in Tehran, in sum, do act like God. We can only hope that their bloody rule will soon come to an end.
“Iran: Anti-Regime Protests Erupt Across the Country as Protesters Chant ‘Death to the Dictator,’” by Callum Paton, Newsweek, December 29, 2017:
Anti-government protests have erupted in cities across Iran, including the capital, Tehran, with reports of arrests as riot police were deployed to disperse the demonstrations.
BBC Persian reported that protests, which decried deteriorating economic conditions and corruption in the Islamic Republic, also were held in the cities of Isfahan, Kermanshah, Rasht, Qom, Sari and Hamedan.
In Kermanshah, where the largest demonstrations took place on the second day, protesters shouted slogans against Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei, and in other cities they shouted “death to the dictator” and called for an end to ongoing Iranian involvement in regional conflicts in Iraq and Syria.
Police fired tear gas and used water cannons to break up the large-scale protests in Kermanshah’s Azadi Square, descending on the gathered crowds with batons and riot shields. The BBC reported arrests had been witnessed but did not give specific numbers.
Kermanshah, in northwestern Iran, was rocked by deadly earthquakes last month that killed 600. The widespread death and destruction in the area close to the country’s western frontier with Iraq has been blamed on poor building regulation, particularly in public housing projects.
Iran’s strictly controlled state media reported a total of 300 demonstrators gathered in the city, characterizing the protests a “call by the anti-revolution.” The country’s semiofficial FARS news agency, cited by Reuters, reported that some public property was destroyed in the demonstrations.
Protests spread Friday following demonstrations in Iran’s second-largest city of Mashhad Thursday, where at least 52 people were arrested. Videos uploaded to social media showed the demonstrators shouting, “The people are begging, the clerics act like God.”…
Walter Sieruk says
This Islamic dictatorship has its origin in the deception of the Iranian people. For this Islamic regime was based in the foundation of false and empty promises. As well as lying words. After the fiendish Muslim clerics obtained total power in Iran they showed their true colors by having their Islamic state police who are called the “Revolutionary Guards truest the people on Iran in many heinously brutal and ruthless ways. As, for example, their brutal, callous misogyny against both girls and women. This thesis statement is explained, in some detail, by the following. This tyrannical Islamic regime in Iran that so falsely and inappropriately has the word “republic” in its title. It should be made known that this called the “Iranian Revolution” turned out to be a hoax. Ayatollah Khomeini before achieving power in Iran in his lying and deceptions presented himself to the Iranian people as if he was someone who would be in power would give freedom to the people of Iran with any tyranny. The reality turned out to be just the opposite. As explained by a former Muslim as well as a man who took part in this Islamic “revolution “ ,who is now a Christian informs the reader of his book that “Prior to the Revolution no one ever imagined that other political parties would be suppressed under the rule of Ayatollah Khomeini. He had promised that all groups would have freedom to run their own campaigns after the Revolution. He even stated that governing system would be based on the decision of the people via a referendum. He never spoke of a system that would be governed by Islam. He even made clear that mullahs would not take part in any political activities, and that they would only be allowed to teach spirituality… Immediately after the Revolution, mullahs rushed into government offices to occupy the most important political l positions, making it difficult for the interim secular government to function … The mullah’s occupation of position was exactly the opposite to what the Ayatollah Khomeini had promised before the Revolution.”. [1] In other words, the insincere, disingenuous and outright lying Ayatollah Khomeini made many bogus promise he really had no intention of keeping. His lying deception worked, for he achieved great power in Iran.
Furthermore, of the many heinously evils outcome s of that Islamic “revolution” is the extremely cruel, brutal and demonic misogyny of this hideous Islamic regime. Not only against women but even young girls. As explained by a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard member who defected to the West and how now lives in America his book also informs the reader about the malicious and murderous affront girls in Iran’s Evin prison which reads that those in power ,the “paraded teenage girls in front in front of me as they led them to their deaths. These girls were barely out of their childhood, barely old enough to think of themselves, much less form thoughts against the state. They knew nothing about the machinations of politics. They were innocent in every sense of the word and certainty innocent of trumped –up charges that led to their imprisonment. Yet they suffered fates too brutal for even the most vicious criminal. ..Their few remaining moments of life had been filled with the level of abuse that few can imagine…The author further states “They tortured and killed young girls, in God’s name and before their execution they raped them because they believed that if a girl dies virgin, she will go to heaven, and they wanted to deny them this reward.” [2] This is as malice -filled and viciously wicked as can possibly be. This, very much, reflects the Wisdom found in the Bible which in Proverbs 15:15. For it reads “All the days of the oppressed are wretched. “ and likewise Proverbs 29:2. Which teaches “When the wicked rule, the people groan. “ [N.I.V.]
[1] ISLAM THE HOUSE I LEFT BEHIND by Daniel Shayesteh . Pages 90, 91
[2] A TIME TO BETRAY by Reza Kahlili. Pages 2,3. 117.
Robert says
Wow that was a big eye opener. Thanks.
J D S says
Same old story…….THE OLD GEEZERS in Islam have used the young folks for cannon fodder for centuries… and most times the young folks don’t know they are being used…One never finds the OLD GEEZERS on the front lines…Maybe it’s time for the young folks to think for themselves.
Karen says
I’ve put both of these books on my reading list. I need to know more about the girls you mention so compellingly. They deserve to be remembered. Thank you.
Walter Sieruk says
The foundation of this whole Islamic “Republic “of Iran is based on the “holy book” of Islam the Koran, as in 47;4. Some call this religious book, the Quran. All this leads to a very important question: “Is the Quran the Word of God or is it a fabrication of a man. Thus, is the Quran the truth or a fiction and a hoax ?” The jihadists use many verses from the Quran as the main source of justification for their violence, mayhem and murders. As found in For example, 4:89. 5:33. 9:5,111,123. The answer is clearly given on pages 145 through 157 in THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey in which he wrote a section on the Quran with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Quran differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses [Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]? The above is inconsistent and illogical. Further, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Quran to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Quran is right.” Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Quran, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Quran. Furthermore, the Muslims claim that “the Quran is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.” Nevertheless, in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet and Eethi Caner has shown that the Quran was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses. For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, Adbollah renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.’ Other writers reveal that later Muhammad and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.” In conclusion, the Quran is not only a fiction, it’s also a hoax and therefore This Islamic regime rests on a “house of cards.” That is total and complete falsehood.
J D S says
The very key element here “the prophet”
God sent prophet after prophet after prophet to the Jews..He punished them ore and ore for their misdoings and still they did wrong in His sight. He even gave them a way out by using animal sacrifices for their sins. In other words he bent over backwards to help them…. I come short in saying that the holocaust was a a punishment but……Any way in his final effort to bring his chosen people’s to follow his precepts…He sent His only Son as a “human” sacrifice for their waywardness….and they killed Him.
Still He wouldn’t give up. He sent THE FINAL PROPHET, John!!! No more prophets needed …negating Muhammad as a prophet.
IQ al Rassooli says
With all due respect to all writing here, many of you are COLLUDING with the Muslims when writing God instead of Allah which is what the Muslims use
In Arabic GOD = ILAH not Allah which is only the NAME of the supreme ROCK god of Pagan Arabia centuries BEFORE Muhammad deliberately and falsely transformed him into the God of the Bible
IQ al Rassooli
Kafir & Proud!
Januk36 says
I’d like to seize to opportunity to ask a former muslim the following:
Is the avarage muslim aware that every single word in the koran is only known through the mouth of mohammed according their own religion ? Are they aware that even if mohammed was quoting indeed and accurately, that every single word quoted is from someone claiming to be speaking on behalf of god ?
The other thing that baffles me is the obession with the “holiness” of the koran. I might get the term “shrik” wrong but regardind a man made object (a simple book) that not even represents in form what is supposed to be the original “revelation” – how can they go beserk of desecration objects if the claim to be true monotheist ?
Why do I get the feeling that in islam mohammed stands over “allah” ?
Benedict says
Islam is the deification of man in the form of Mohammad. Islam is a “monoMANistic” idolatry. And the Koran is venerated as the words of the divine Badman and madman Mohammad.
Sarah says
Are these protesters cranky about economic troubles? That problem will soon be solved, as soon as Iran officially gears into a War footing and gets the gears grinding on the War machine. Every-one knows, nothing stimulates economic growth better, than a large scale war effort.
And as for expecting their glorious Mullah’s to behave more like God – well, they are. They absolutely are. So either Iranians are nowhere near as well educated as people keep reassuring me they are – and instead, they’re your garden variety idiot Muslims who babble the Quran by rote but wouldn’t have a clue as to what Islam is actually all about – or, they’re steaming for War themselves, know exactly what Islam is and are demanding Iran bring dominance to the Middle East region and spread that Conquest they all seem to want so badly, to the rest of the world.
I was never ever ever one of those people who agreed with Western fiddling in the Middle East. When Bush and Blair (and my nation, amongst others) dreamt up a very flimsy excuse for invading Iraq, I wasn’t happy. I hated the Arab Spring and Clinton and Obamas meddling across the region that only bought more instability by way of trying to force democracy on people and cultures who are too inbred, too primitive and nowhere near evolved enough yet to cope with it.
But, if I were to ever be supportive of meddling, it’d be in this case. Assuming those Iranians who are angry form a large enough majority – hell, let’s fund them. If we destabilize Iran internally, they’re going to be more worried about civil war and tearing each other apart in the streets, than they will be worried about nuking Israel and starting World War 3 officially.
Plus, I’d throw a BBQ if I ever saw images in the media of the head’s of those Mullah’s being thrust aloft by rebel forces in a public square. Just some more good old fashioned entertainment, Islamic style.
Save Europe says
I think we should be careful in analysing. I too despise these tyrants……however – many politicians and civilian observers were hopeful when the Arab Spring started. Granted it would be a Persian Spring – if it even is one – in this case, but look at the end result of the ‘former’ Spring. Loads of economic migrants invading Europe via Libya. ISIS controlling swathes of Iraq, Syria and Libya. Worse leadership in Egypt than before. Muslims are Muslims in these countries – infighting, and hatred. Worse people could replace the current ones, hypothetically.
CRUSADER says
Obama administration didn’t do much to support the last time there was an upheaval in 2009….
….maybe something is brewing again that can garner real support from outside for change within….
And, as shown in Jon Stewart’s film “Rosewater”,
“Rosewater” is a 2014 American political drama film written, directed and produced by Jon Stewart, based on the memoir Then They Came for Me by Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy.[8] It recounts Bahari’s 2009 imprisonment by Iran, connected to an interview he participated in on The Daily Show that same year…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Iranian_presidential_election_protests
Keys says
Protestors across the country are chanting “Death to the dictator”.
I hope most of these protestors are subconsciously hoping for the death of Allah, the greatest dictator-deceiver of all.
Save Europe says
Sadly I very much doubt it. Let me put this to you – I’m a Limey and want May, the UK PM removed. If she were to go, my mindset wouldn’t change. NO more Muslim migration to the UK ever! These Iranians’ mindset – We want the leaders removed – but we shall still remain Muslim in our mindset, overall. Obviously some may want to leave the ‘religion’ – but it will be a small minority.
Nigel GFF says
“…Police fired tear gas and used water cannons to break up the large-scale protests in Kermanshah’s Azadi Square, descending on the gathered crowds with batons and riot shields…”
cf. Matt 11:28-30
Judith Keegan says
Always with the death. When the going gets tough create death. It seems to be all they know. Their go-to answer for any situation they don’t like.
Westman says
Before the 1979, “devolution”, the Iranian students were the brightest, from Muslim countries, on our campus. They loved the US, its music, cars, fashions, and its freedoms. Their students dressed just like American men and women. For those not on campuses in 1979 that must seem impossible after listening to the hateful rhetoric the mullahs have promoted since. It was real.
Then they were pulled back by the Ayatollah regime and sent to die in the Iran-Iraq war. If any non-arabs are able to break free of Islam, it will be the Persions. Wouldn’t it be magnificent to see them break free?
Westman says
“Persions” should be “Persians”
Joy D. Brower says
It is FINALLY time for ordinary Americans to stand up and, goddammit, SHOUT that this repressive pisslamic regime must END!! It’s LONG past time for freedom-loving Americans to, FINALLY, stand up and speak out in support of the freedom-loving Iranians!! We let Obozo destroy the movement in 2009, but THIS time (Pres. Trump, do you HEAR me?!?) we must stand – IN UNISON – in support of this latest freedom movement!!
Walter Sieruk says
It’s totally unconscionable of Obama, Kerry and the politicians of the other Western nations had funded and thus worked to uphold the tyrannical Islamic regime in Iran. Either by a farce and a hoax of a “nuclear deal agreement” of through any other way. There is not genuine excuse to do any kind of negotiations with or business with the hideous, cruel, brutal and murderous Islamic tyranny of Iran. To just give only one out of many example of this thoroughly evil and Islamic regime is as follows.
That heinously cruel and murderous Islamic tyranny of Iran is very brutal and vicious to the Iranian people. Especially regarding females. Both girls and women. For example a teenage girl in Iran was talking to her boyfriend on the phone and then the Islamic state “police” walked over to her and shot her dead. They did that wicked and malicious thing to her because she was talking to her boyfriend and they also didn’t like her clothing. [1] That was a clear cut case of murder and vicious Islamic madness by Iran’s Islamic state “ police”, who call themselves the “Revolutionary Guards”, they got away with their hideous and malice –filled evil because the mullahs as well as other villains in power in that tyrannical Islamic regime
[1] A TIME TO BETRAY by Reza Kahlili page 240
Walter Sieruk says
This heinous Islamic regime of Iran is even false in its name. For it has the title of “The Islamic Republic of Iran.” It is Islamic for sure, but its falsely called a “republic.” This is because a real Republic comes from the Latin word; res-publica meaning “The property of the people” This is one thing that this brutal and harsh Islamic tyranny is not. For the mullahs and ayatollahs who have the strong and terrible power in this Islamic have much control. Even the Iranian parliament is much influenced by those ruling Muslim clerics. Those mullahs and ayatollahs of this Islamic dictatorship come down very hard on the human rights of the Iranian people through their ruthless gang of thugs who are called “The Republican Guard.” Furthermore, this hideous type of hard and oppressive tyranny is taught about in the Bible .For in Ecclesiastes 4 :1 in teaches about “the tears of the oppressed.” and about all the power being “on the side of the oppressors.” Likewise, in that same Bible book in 5:8 it informs the reader not to be naïve about such awful wickedness. For it teaches “If you see the poor oppressed…and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things.” Moreover in Proverbs 15:15 it also teaches “All the days of the oppressed are wretched…” In addition, the Iranian president, Rouhani and ayatollah Khamenei may be described in Proverbs 28:15 which reads “Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.” In short, the brutal and vicious Islamic regime of those two characters, just mention, as well as the other mullahs , ayatollahs and other Muslim tyrants who have such harsh and brutal control with their terrible oppression over the lives of the Iranian people , Proverbs 29:2 is thus very appropriate . For it teaches “When the wicked rule, the people groan. “ [N.I.V.]