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Sadegh Khalkhali

Born July 26, 1926 · Kivi, Azerbaijan

Died November 26, 2003 · aged 77

Mohammed Sadeq Givi Khalkhali (Persian: 26 July 1926 – 26 November 2003) was an Iranian Shia cleric who is said to have "brought to his job as Chief Justice of the revolutionary courts a relish for summary execution" that earned him a reputation as Iran's "hanging judge". A farmer's son from Iranian Azeri origins, Khalkhali was born in Givi, Azerbaijani SSR, in the Soviet Union (now in Azerbaijan)…

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Iran, Utopia on the Move

Iran, Utopia on the Move · 1980

Iran, Utopia on the Move

MovieDocumentary

The Iranian revolution leads to the Shah’s downfall and installation of the Islamic Republic. Avoiding the more sensational elements of the news this film questions Iranian society as a whole to try to understand what this wave of change means for the Muslim world.

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Iran, Utopia on the Move

Iran, Utopia on the Move · 1980

Iran, Utopia on the Move

MovieDocumentary

The Iranian revolution leads to the Shah’s downfall and installation of the Islamic Republic. Avoiding the more sensational elements of the news this film questions Iranian society as a whole to try to understand what this wave of change means for the Muslim world.

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