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'''[[Ayatollah]]''' [[Sayyid]] '''Ahmad Khatami''' is a hard-line cleric and a member of the [[Assembly of Experts]]. He has strong ties with the [[Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]] and [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]{{Fact|date=September 2007}}. |
'''[[Ayatollah]]''' [[Sayyid]] '''Ahmad Khatami (khar kose)''' is a hard-line cleric and a member of the [[Assembly of Experts]]. He has strong ties with the [[Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]] and [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]{{Fact|date=September 2007}}. |
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Although his name resembles that of [[Mohammad Khatami]], the reformist former president of Iran, the two men are not related. In fact, they have opposite points of view on many issues, such as democracy in Iran.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} |
Although his name resembles that of [[Mohammad Khatami]], the reformist former president of Iran, the two men are not related. In fact, they have opposite points of view on many issues, such as democracy in Iran.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} |
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Revision as of 23:20, 26 June 2009
Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmad Khatami (khar kose) is a hard-line cleric and a member of the Assembly of Experts. He has strong ties with the Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[citation needed].
Although his name resembles that of Mohammad Khatami, the reformist former president of Iran, the two men are not related. In fact, they have opposite points of view on many issues, such as democracy in Iran.[citation needed]
In December 2005, he met with the Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to be appointed as Tehran’s substitute Friday prayer leader.[1] "The spirit of Iran's response is 'yes' to logical dialogue without precondition. No one can talk to Iran with the language of threats," Khatami said during his Friday sermon broadcast on Iran's state radio.[2]
After Friday prayer services on June 22, 2007 Hojatoleslam Ahmad Khatami spoke to worshipers by broadcast on state radio from Tehran about the Knighthood of Salman Rushdie.[3] He addressed the death sentence issued by Imam Khomeini against Rushdie, saying "In the Islamic Iran that revolutionary fatwa of Imam [Khomeini] is still alive and cannot be changed."[4]
During the Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy, he asked the Pope to "fall on his knees in front of a senior Muslim cleric and try to understand Islam."[5]
After the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, Khatami claimed that Soltan was killed by protesters rather than by plainclothes Basiji, contradicting reports of eyewitnesses.[6]
References and notes
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- ^ Ahmad Khatami meets Leader
- ^ EU to query Iran on lukewarm response 25 August 2006
- ^ "British Muslims burn St George's flag at anti-Rushdie rally". 2007-06-22.
- ^ "Iranian Cleric: Fatwa Against Rushdie is 'Still Alive'". Turkish Weekly. , 22 June 2007.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Pope tells Muslims he is 'deeply sorry' for crisis", Malaysia Star, September 17, 2006
- ^ "Iranian cleric: harsh punishment for riot leaders", The Associated Press, June 26, 2009
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