tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24555881.post6484515635545259449..comments2023-08-21T13:44:06.806+01:00Comments on Aryamehr: Remembering the two Great Pahlavi King'sAryamehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03489069181787548307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24555881.post-20676978675575746642007-07-25T18:55:00.000+01:002007-07-25T18:55:00.000+01:00Hi Arya,Thanks for keeping us informed, what is su...Hi Arya,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for keeping us informed, what is surprising is that the Pahlavi's struggle is universal, it's freedom, prosperity and tolerance against the forces of obscurantism.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, even if I subscribe to the "Pahlavi doctrine", I must question the fact that Khomeini was so successful in his so called revolution. Allow me to ask you a question that may shed some light for us, foreigners, and I think, for many iranians as well.<BR/><BR/>I'm reading "Rendez-vous avez l'Islam" by Alexandre Adler, he's a french historian, often depicted as the "omniscient" by french commentators and he is a "friend" of Rafsandjani.<BR/><BR/>He says (in his book): "Everyone knows and acknowledges the tremendous impact of the army on Tukey. Iran's identity, well before the advent of Khomeini, was forged by it's religious thinkers from Ali Reza to Sohrawardi, from the latter to Mollah Sadra Chirazi, from Chariat Madani (does he mean Shariat Madari?) to Sorouch nowadays."<BR/><BR/>I disagree with Adler, by the way, but he's questioning my judgement on Iran. Many Iranians identified themselves to their Islamic Shiite past (the Sefevids) rather than to ancient imperial Persia. Some say Mossadegh was a muslim nationalist while the Pahlavis where rather Persian nationalists who emphasized the figure of Cyrus, as the founder of a Civilization. <BR/><BR/>This frame being set, can you please tell me who agrees with Adler (Mossadegh’s heirs, the leftists, MEK, the bazaris, etc.? What is the real influence of those religious thinkers he cited above? Why so many people are willing to deny Iran it's Achaemenid and Sassanian past? Why the Iranian nationalists who want to restore the monarchy don’t acknowledge the Seleucids and the Parthians (especially the latter as they are Iranians) as being part of the Iranian civilization?<BR/><BR/>What I know is that Adler subscribes to many of Foucault’s views on Iran. He thinks democracy will be achieved in Iran through reform and not by overthrowing the mullahs. Eventually, he will be proven wrong but the islamization of Iran still has many supporters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24555881.post-69910245199314429822007-07-25T00:35:00.000+01:002007-07-25T00:35:00.000+01:00Dear friends all over the world good evenning from...Dear friends all over the world good evenning from tennessee(usa),remembering the two great pahlavi kings must be always remmebered as 2 heros who have done so much for iran and irannians and the world,Reza Shah the king of kings and our beloved Majesty Shahanshah aryamehr were 2 heros and wil remain heros,answer to history, and history has shown after 28 years,the terrorist islamic fundemantalist of ahmadinejad and their terroorist mollahs from khomeini, khamneii, rafsanjani,khatami and all those gangs around them,they will be brought to justice for mllions of killings,of innocents may god bless your souls my 2 majestys, you were the founder of love peace, freedom, and symbol of cyrus the great. we love you both majestys, forever rouhetoun shad. your loyal soldier tirdad gharib.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com