"Before '79, Islam as a political phenomenon was a marginal idea in the region," says @vali_nasr. "Once Khomeini takes over, Islam is squarely put in the middle of the table in the Middle East." #frontlinePBShttp://to.pbs.org/2oet7Tb
That statement is only true for Shia Muslims (only around 10%) the other 90% (Sunnis) have always been political.
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