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What happens when religious fundamentalists come to power? (Part One)

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Shia fundamentalism has come to define Iran’s place in the Middle East and the world. And that wasn’t an accident. How Iranian leaders use Shia Islam to exert their power.

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What happens when religious fundamentalists come to power? (Part One)

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