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  • And because both men were seyyeds, or direct descendents of the Prophet, the image also signified that Iranians were “waiting for the seyyed to come,” Mehtari explained to me.

    Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

  • And with a degree in Western philosophy and the black turban of a seyyed, worn by those clerics who could trace their lineage back to the Prophet Mohammad, Khatami could converse in Kant and the ideas of Alexis de Tocqueville.

    Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

  • He is formerly a religious leader in the Jordanian army with the rank of Major General in 1992. al saqqaf, sheikh seyyed hasan Al Saqqaf is Director of Dar Al Imam Al Nawawi, an Amman-based publishing and distribution organization.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows AlHaqqNetwork 2010

  • IRAN shahrestani, seyyed javad Shahrestani is the envoy of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in Iran.

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  • He has remained a very public figure throughout his career, having led a diplomatic mission to the USSR, and he continues to speak publicly on current affairs. damad, his eminence ayatollah prof. dr seyyed mostafa mohaghegh Damad is one of the very few high-level clerics in Iran to have been educated in international law in the West.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows AlHaqqNetwork 2010

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