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“Five Years Of Fanaticism” Iranian children carried a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Revolutionary Guard parade, 1984. Photo by Randy Goodman.
“Five Years Of Fanaticism” Iranian children carried a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Revolutionary Guard parade, 1984. Photo by Randy Goodman.
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“Five Years Of Fanaticism” Iranian children carried a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Revolutionary Guard parade, 1984. Photo by Randy Goodman.
“Five Years Of Fanaticism” Iranian children carried a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Revolutionary Guard parade, 1984. Photo by Randy Goodman.
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“Five Years Of Fanaticism” Iranian children carried a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Revolutionary Guard parade, 1984. Photo by Randy Goodman.
“Five Years Of Fanaticism” Iranian children carried a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Revolutionary Guard parade, 1984. Photo by Randy Goodman.
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“Five Years Of Fanaticism” Iranian children carried a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Revolutionary Guard parade, 1984. Photo by Randy Goodman.
“Five Years Of Fanaticism” Iranian children carried a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Revolutionary Guard parade, 1984. Photo by Randy Goodman.
Randy Goodman
“Five Years Of Fanaticism” Iranian children carried a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Revolutionary Guard parade, 1984
Original vintage photograph
10 x 8 in
25.4 x 20.3 cm
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Randy Goodman, 1984
PH6051
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In 1979, Iranian ayatollahs (Shiite religious leaders) introduced child martyrdom into school curricula throughout Iran. They promised children as young as 9 years old that dying as martyrs against Iran’s...
In 1979, Iranian ayatollahs (Shiite religious leaders) introduced child martyrdom into school curricula throughout Iran. They promised children as young as 9 years old that dying as martyrs against Iran’s enemy declared by their leader , the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini would lead them straight to heaven. This teaching continues to be part of the curriculum, as a 2021-22 interim update report on Iran’s radical education revealed that authorities teach students to seek suicide or death in battle even when not required.