Tagged as: Chibli Mallat, Council of Guardians, Daily Star, elections, Iran, Mousavi
Full article: Read Also: 30 July 2009 – Saeed Hajjarian: the brain of reformists 30 July 2009- Excerpts from Presidential Candidate Mousavi’s statement about fraud in the Iranian presidential election
Illegal use of governmental and public resources and capabilities … It is strange that the Guardian Council has rejected the qualifications of hundreds of candidates for Majlis election over minor excuses, or has annulled the results of the elections on the basis of certain allegations, such as bribery (for instance, on charges that some people […]
By Gareth Smyth Some years ago, a close associate of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani mentioned to me the option of a leadership council replacing Iran’s supreme leader (rahbar) in the event of the demise of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The matter was topical apparently because of rumors, especially in the United States, as to Khamenei’s health. Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Law/Jul/07/Irans-Assembly-of-Experts-has-power-to-remove-Ayatollah-Khamenei.ashx#ixzz1jKig3l1F Some […]
INTERVIEW: Lebanese intellectual Chibli Mallat outlines principles for non-violent change in Iran By GARETH SMYTH in Beirut [TEHRAN BUREAU] A leading academic authority on Shia Islam has put forward proposals around which he believes advocates of non-violent change in Iran can agree. Chibli Mallat, the Lebanese lawyer and intellectual, has recently published “A Legal Manifesto for Iran’s […]
