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Khomeini plays the role of the agent of God, like Moses, and is about to lead the nation out of the Shah's/pharaoh's slavery. Even the traditional dragon which often appears in Persian miniatures is spewing flames on the Shah.

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Stirring a nation
Symbols of the 1979 revolution
September 3, 2001
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From Staging a Revolution : The Art of Persuasion in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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