The Ideological-Political Training of Iran's Basij
Crown Center for Middle East Studies / Dr. Saeid Golkar
28-Sep-2010 (5 comments)
Summary

In the Summer of 2009, the Mobilized Resistance Force or Basij was thrown into the limelight when it was used by the Iranian government to crush and eventually control opposition demonstrations. In this Brief, the first of its kind, Dr. Saeid Golkar lays out in detail the Basij's ideological-political training and its evolution since 1979 as a means to better understand this crucial organization. >>>
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13th Legion

Indeed,

by 13th Legion on Wed Sep 29, 2010 07:08 AM PDT

A fascinating and informative article!

Thanks for posting.


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Sargord Pirouz

Just finished a first

by Sargord Pirouz on Wed Sep 29, 2010 03:01 AM PDT

Just finished a first reading. Have passed it along to a number of peers that also study this kind of thing.

Will blog on this soon. 


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Darius Kadivar

Your Most Welcome SPink Jaan ;0))

by Darius Kadivar on Wed Sep 29, 2010 02:58 AM PDT

I am sure You are in Good Company ...

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-LmromTu-I


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Sargord Pirouz

Thanks for posting this,

by Sargord Pirouz on Wed Sep 29, 2010 02:28 AM PDT

Thanks for posting this, Iranian. I'm currently studying it.


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Darius Kadivar

FYI/Training of the Future IRI Political Elite ( ARTE TV)

by Darius Kadivar on Wed Sep 29, 2010 02:16 AM PDT

I blogged on this a long time  ago. Unfortunately the video is no more available on youtube but there are others which are still watchable in my blog:

DOCUMENTARY: Training of the Future IRI Political Elite ( ARTE TV)


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