Revolution Under Attack - The Forqan Group of Iran

Informationen zum Autor Ronen A. Cohen is a lecturer in the Department of Israel and Middle Eastern Studies, Ariel University Center, Israel. Klappentext During the revolution in Iran, a small, fanatical group called the Forqan used targeted assassinations of religious leaders to fight the Ayatollah Khomeini's plan to establish a theocratic Islamic state. Ronen A. Cohen examines what really happened behind the fog of revolution. Zusammenfassung During the revolution in Iran! a small! fanatical group called the Forqan used targeted assassinations of religious leaders to fight the Ayatollah Khomeini's plan to establish a theocratic Islamic state. Ronen A. Cohen examines what really happened behind the fog of revolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. Theological Approaches 2. The Emergence of the Forqan Group 3. The Fundamental Ideology of the Forqan 4. Acts of Terror and Assassination The Trojan Horse Inside the Islamic Revolution 5. The CIA, SAVAK and Mossad Connections with the Forqan 6. The Termination of the Forqan Group 7. 'SATJA' Sazman-e Enqelabi-e Todehay-e Jomhory-e Islami-e Iran The People's Revolutionary Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. Theological Approaches 2. The Emergence of the Forqan Group 3. The Fundamental Ideology of the Forqan 4. Acts of Terror and Assassination The Trojan Horse Inside the Islamic Revolution 5. The CIA, SAVAK and Mossad Connections with the Forqan 6. The Termination of the Forqan Group 7. 'SATJA' Sazman-e Enqelabi-e Todehay-e Jomhory-e Islami-e Iran The People's Revolutionary Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Conclusions Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Dr. Ronen A. Cohen, R. Cohen, Ronen A Cohen, Ronen A. Cohen, Ronen A. Dr. Cohen
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.2015
• EAN: 9781137502490
• ISBN: 978-1-137-50249-0
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Sociology of Religion, International Relations, Middle East, Political Theory, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Religious issues & debates, Terrorism, Political science and theory, Political Violence, Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Religion and sociology, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Terrorism and Political Violence, Religion and Society, Social Aspects of Religion