Iran and the Revolution by Homa Katouzian review – how the Islamic Republic was born

As Wordsworth found in Paris after 1789, revolutions are deeply enthralling. There is nothing so bold, so self-sacrificing, so brave, so cruel as a revolutionary crowd. What’s more, revolutions have shaped the modern world. The European Union has been transformed by the overthrow of Marxism-Leninism in eastern Europe, while the near-revolution in Tiananmen Square in 1989 feeds…

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Czech Republic: Babiš strikes back

Shorouk Express He crashed out in 2021 surrounded by scandal, but in 2025 he’s back with a vengeance. The 3 and 4 October parliamentary elections in Czech Republic saw former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO party come out on top with 34.51% of the vote (80 seats out of 200). Former Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s…

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