E.T.’s Reviews > Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East > Status Update
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the constitution declared that the Islamic Republic of Iran supported “the just struggles of the oppressed against the oppressors in every corner of the globe.”
Hmmm ! Ever supported non-Muslims oppressed by Muslims anywhere ? Surely, the latter must have erred sometime in 47 years ?
— Mar 08, 2026 06:28AM
Hmmm ! Ever supported non-Muslims oppressed by Muslims anywhere ? Surely, the latter must have erred sometime in 47 years ?
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Words like "jahiliyya" and "kaafir" crop up repeatedly.
My 2 cents :- Every society has practised discrimination and has used slurs it is now ashamed of. Except one it seems !
— 10 hours, 32 min ago
My 2 cents :- Every society has practised discrimination and has used slurs it is now ashamed of. Except one it seems !
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“How did we get here ?”
The author began in 1979 with the Islamic revolution in Iran.
I m surprised that none of the intellectuals outside India/Pakistan have studied the trajectory of India’s partition indepth and with an open mind and full honesty !
— Mar 06, 2026 07:18PM
The author began in 1979 with the Islamic revolution in Iran.
I m surprised that none of the intellectuals outside India/Pakistan have studied the trajectory of India’s partition indepth and with an open mind and full honesty !

