Khomeini - Revision history

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	[[Khomeini\|Ruhollah Khomeini]] (1900-1989) was an [[Iran]]ian politician and religious leader who served as ayatollah and Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989.		[[Khomeini\|Ruhollah Khomeini]] (1900-1989) was an [[Iran]]ian politician and religious leader who served as ayatollah and Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989.

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 Zappa mentions the complete censorship on music in Iran in the foreword to the liner notes of ''[[Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III|Joe's Garage]] (1979).'' The album came out a few months after Khomeini's revolt.
-When Zappa performed ''[[Titties 'n Beer]]'' live during the 1980s [[The Devil]] now bragged that he had the soul of Khomeini instead of those of [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Spiro Agnew]].
+When Zappa performed ''[[Titties 'n Beer]]'' live during the 1980s [[The Devil (CC)|The Devil]] now bragged that he had the soul of Khomeini instead of those of [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Spiro Agnew]].
 In a 1989 [[Interview with Larry King]] an audience member asked Zappa what kind of instrument the ayatollah would be playing in Hell? Zappa replied: "It's a kind of flute."

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 When Zappa performed ''[[Titties 'n Beer]]'' live during the 1980s [[The Devil]] now bragged that he had the soul of Khomeini instead of those of [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Spiro Agnew]].
-In a 1989 [[Interview by Larry King]] an audience member asked Zappa what kind of instrument the ayatollah would be playing in Hell? Zappa replied: "It's a kind of flute."
+In a 1989 [[Interview with Larry King]] an audience member asked Zappa what kind of instrument the ayatollah would be playing in Hell? Zappa replied: "It's a kind of flute."
 ==References==

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 Zappa mentions the complete censorship on music in Iran in the foreword to the liner notes of ''[[Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III|Joe's Garage]] (1979).'' The album came out a few months after Khomeini's revolt.
 When Zappa performed ''[[Titties 'n Beer]]'' live during the 1980s [[The Devil]] now bragged that he had the soul of Khomeini instead of those of [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Spiro Agnew]].
 ==References==

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 Following to a national referendum in April 1979, Iran became an Islamic Republic and Khomeini was named leader of the [[wikipedia:Iranian Revolution|Islamic Revolution]].
-During a radio broadcast aired on July 23<sup>rd</sup>, 1979, Khomeini called for a ban on any form of music, however no specific law was edicted at the time.<ref name="d19790724">"Music should not be broadcast over the radio and television. Music is something that everybody is attracted to naturally, but it takes them out of reality to a futile and lowly livelihood. Like opium, music also stupefies persons listening to it and makes their brain inactive and frivolous" - [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=6w2ZCmoKEM0C&dat=19790724&printsec=frontpage&hl=fr Khomeini's statement as reported by the Observer Reporter, July 24, 1979.]</ref> It was only some months later that the [[wikipedia:Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran]], adopted by referedum, granted the Leader full power to appoint and dismiss the head of the Radio and Television (Chapter XII [Article 175]).
+During a radio broadcast aired on July 23<sup>rd</sup>, 1979, Khomeini called for a ban on any form of music, however no specific law was edicted at the time.<ref name="d19790724">"Music should not be broadcast over the radio and television. Music is something that everybody is attracted to naturally, but it takes them out of reality to a futile and lowly livelihood. Like opium, music also stupefies persons listening to it and makes their brain inactive and frivolous" - [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=6w2ZCmoKEM0C&dat=19790724&printsec=frontpage&hl=fr Khomeini's statement as reported by the Observer Reporter, July 24, 1979.]</ref> It was only some months later that the [[wikipedia:Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran]], adopted by referendum, granted the Leader full power to appoint and dismiss the head of the Radio and Television (Chapter XII [Article 175]).
 On November 4<sup>th</sup>, [[wikipedia:Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line|a group of islamist students]] [[wikipedia:Iran hostage crisis|took over]] the American embassy in Tehran. Khomeini, who was initially not informed, finally approved the initiative. Most hostages were kept imprisoned during 444 days until the day of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s inaugural address in 1981. In 1986, the Reagan administration was found guilty of illegally selling weapons and arms to Iran in exchange for the hostages. The money was then used to support the opposition against the socialist government in [[Nicaragua]]. This led to the [[wikipedia:Iran–Contra affair|Irangate Affair]].

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 During a radio broadcast aired on July 23<sup>rd</sup>, 1979, Khomeini called for a ban on any form of music, however no specific law was edicted at the time.<ref name="d19790724">"Music should not be broadcast over the radio and television. Music is something that everybody is attracted to naturally, but it takes them out of reality to a futile and lowly livelihood. Like opium, music also stupefies persons listening to it and makes their brain inactive and frivolous" - [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=6w2ZCmoKEM0C&dat=19790724&printsec=frontpage&hl=fr Khomeini's statement as reported by the Observer Reporter, July 24, 1979.]</ref> It was only some months later that the [[wikipedia:Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran]], adopted by referedum, granted the Leader full power to appoint and dismiss the head of the Radio and Television (Chapter XII [Article 175]).
-On November 4<sup>th</sup>, [[wikipedia:Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line|a group of islamist students]] [[wikipedia:Iran hostage crisis|took over]] the American embassy in Tehran. Khomeini, who was initially not informed, finally approved the initiative. Most hostages were kept imprisoned during 444 days until the day of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s inaugural address in 1981. In 1986, the Reagan administration was found guilty of illegally selling weapons and arms to Iran in exchange for hostages. The money was then used to support the opposition against the socialist government in [[Nicaragua]]. This lead to the [[wikipedia:Iran–Contra affair|Irangate Affair]].
+On November 4<sup>th</sup>, [[wikipedia:Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line|a group of islamist students]] [[wikipedia:Iran hostage crisis|took over]] the American embassy in Tehran. Khomeini, who was initially not informed, finally approved the initiative. Most hostages were kept imprisoned during 444 days until the day of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s inaugural address in 1981. In 1986, the Reagan administration was found guilty of illegally selling weapons and arms to Iran in exchange for the hostages. The money was then used to support the opposition against the socialist government in [[Nicaragua]]. This led to the [[wikipedia:Iran–Contra affair|Irangate Affair]].
 In 1989, Khomeini again made international headlines when he issued a fatwa against author [[Salman Rushdie]] and his book ''"The Satanic Verses",'' which Khomeini considered to be blasphemous.

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−	[[Khomeini\|Ruhollah Khomeini]] (1900-1989) was an [[Iran]]ian politician and religious leader who served as ayatollah and Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989~~. His regime was noted for his religious terror and support of terrorists<ref>http://www.iran-e-azad.org/english/terrorism/Terror.html</ref>~~.	+	[[Khomeini\|Ruhollah Khomeini]] (1900-1989) was an [[Iran]]ian politician and religious leader who served as ayatollah and Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989.

	Following to a national referendum in April 1979, Iran became an Islamic Republic and Khomeini was named leader of the [[wikipedia:Iranian Revolution\|Islamic Revolution]].		Following to a national referendum in April 1979, Iran became an Islamic Republic and Khomeini was named leader of the [[wikipedia:Iranian Revolution\|Islamic Revolution]].

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 On November 4<sup>th</sup>, [[wikipedia:Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line|a group of islamist students]] [[wikipedia:Iran hostage crisis|took over]] the American embassy in Tehran. Khomeini, who was initially not informed, finally approved the initiative. Most hostages were kept imprisoned during 444 days until the day of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s inaugural address in 1981.
-In 1987-1988, the Reagan administration was found guilty of illegally selling weapons and arms to Iran in exchange for hostages. The money was then used to support the opposition against the socialist government in [[Nicaragua]]. This lead to the [[wikipedia:Iran–Contra affair|Irangate Affair]]. In 1989, Khomeini again made international headlines when he issued a fatwa against author [[Salman Rushdie]] and his book ''"The Satanic Verses",'' which Khomeini considered to be blasphemous.
+In 1986, the Reagan administration was found guilty of illegally selling weapons and arms to Iran in exchange for hostages. The money was then used to support the opposition against the socialist government in [[Nicaragua]]. This lead to the [[wikipedia:Iran–Contra affair|Irangate Affair]]. In 1989, Khomeini again made international headlines when he issued a fatwa against author [[Salman Rushdie]] and his book ''"The Satanic Verses",'' which Khomeini considered to be blasphemous.
 Years after Khomeini's death, the fundamentalist regime loosened a little including the restictions on music<ref>[http://www.chartattack.com/news/2010/aug/03/iran-bans-all-music Iran Bans All Music, CHARTattack.com, August 2010.]</ref> mainly during [[wikipedia:Mohammad Khatami|Mohammad Khatami]] presidency (1997-2005). But to this day, it is still considered to be an authoritarian regime or a dictatorship by the occidental media groups<ref>[[wikipedia:Democracy Index|The Economist Democracy Index]]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3018932.stm Profile: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, BBC News, June 2009.]</ref>.