Iran's Morality Police

A comprehensive overview on moral policing in Iran.

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0:00 Intro
2:21 Islam
12:04 Iran's Early History
14:39 Islam Comes to Iran
21:14 Modernity and Europe
24:05 Iran's Last Shahs
31:10 The Iranian Revolution
41:41 Iran's Islamic Government
49:00 Conclusion

Sources:

Revolutionary Iran - Michael Axworthy
Iran: A Modern History - Abbas Amanat
The Children of Abraham - F.E, Peters
Islam - John Alden Williams
Islam & Politics 3rd Ed - Peter Mandaville
The Koran - Trans. Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Forbidding Wrong in Islam - Michael Cook
Islam: A Short History - Karen Armstrong
Women, Family and Gender in Islamic Law - Judith Tucker
A History of Iran - Michael Axworthy
Ecce Homo - Friedrich Nietzche
Khomeini - Baqer Moin
Iran - Ali M. Ansari
The Sacred Republic - ed. Mehran Kamrava
Understanding Iran - William R. Polk
Islamic Government - Ruhollah Khomeini
Vanguard of the Imam - Afshon Ostovar
Children of Paradise - Laura Secor
Guardians of the Revolution - Ray Takeyh