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The 40th Anniversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran
by Majid Rafizadeh
February 10, 2019

…It therefore came as a shock to those who had put their faith in Khomeini’s radical party, that soon after its rise to power, these guaranteed protections quickly changed…The head of the Jewish community, Habib Elghanian, a businessman and philanthropist, was  executed immediately. His granddaughter, Shahrzad Elghanayan, writes that the execution had taken place “after a 20-minute trial on trumped-up charges.” His murder sent a strong message that, under the new Sharia system, other religions would not be tolerated. Rule of law was out the window…READ MORE