Thursday, June 25, 2009

Iranian Clerics and Political Leaders

We look at who’s who among Iran’s clergy and political leadership. Our guest is Mehdi Khalaji, a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute. He was trained as a Shiite Theologian and went on to study in the West.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, the 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Wikipedia)

Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, the 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Wikipedia)

Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the current Supreme Leader of Iran. (Wikipedia Commons)

Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the current Supreme Leader of Iran. (Wikipedia)

 
 
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Wikipedia)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Wikipedia)

Opposition presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi. (Wikipedia)

Opposition presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi. (Wikipedia)

Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. (Wikipedia)

Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. (Wikipedia)

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Friday, May 18, 2012
A Road Trip Along Italy’s Ancient Appian Way
The Appian Road, in the Monti Aurunci area of Italy. (Robert Kaster/University of Chicago Press)

For many people, this time of year is an occasion for road trips — up and down the coasts, across the U.S., through Europe. For Robert Kaster, it was a time to venture along the most ancient roads of all time: the Appian Way in Italy.

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Friday, May 18, 2012
A Firsthand View Of A Suicide Bomb In Afghanistan
(Michael M. Phillips/Wall Street Journal)

It was supposed to be a calm ride for marines travelling in Zaranj, along Afghanistan’s border with Iran, but a suicide bomb changed that. Photographer Michael Phillips witnessed the scene unfold and joins us.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012
John Fullbright May Be Okemah, Okla.’s Next Musical Son
Musician John Fullbright at Here & Now studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

Okemah, Okla., is the birthplace of folk legend Woody Guthrie. It’s also the hometown of singer-songwriter John Fullbright, who at just 24, is already being compared with folk great Townes Van Zandt.

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