Monday, May 02, 2005

Monday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 5.2.2005:

Why are Iran's fundamentalists still in power?

Iranian.com:
Recent surveys inside of Iran provide insight into the Iranian mind: For instance:
  • 86 percent of Iran's youth say that they do not perform the obligatory daily Islamic prayer.
  • 6 percent of the students said that they support the hardliners
  • 4 percent said they support the reformists
  • 5 percent said they support the return of the former monarchy
  • 85 percent of the students said that they would support the establishment of a secular and democratic republic.
The article speculates on what may trigger the people to bring down the regime. READ MORE

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