Is Iran Democratizing? Voices From Within: Excerpts from the Iranian Press

Issue Date October 2000
Volume 11
Issue 4
Page Numbers 139-146
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Four excerpts from the Iranian press—on elections and democracy and on religious intolerance and intellectual pluralism—suggest the extent to which democratic thinking has gained a foothold in Iran.

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