During the revolution in Iran, a small, fanatical group called the Forqan used targeted assassinations of religious leaders to fight the Ayatollah Khomeini's plan to establish a theocratic Islamic state. Ronen A. Cohen examines what really happened behind the fog of revolution.

Autorentext
Ronen A. Cohen is a lecturer in the Department of Israel and Middle Eastern Studies, Ariel University Center, Israel.

Inhalt
Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1. Theological Approaches 2. The Emergence of the Forqan Group 3. The Fundamental Ideology of the Forqan 4. Acts of Terror and Assassination The Trojan Horse Inside the Islamic Revolution 5. The CIA, SAVAK and Mossad Connections with the Forqan 6. The Termination of the Forqan Group 7. 'SATJA' Sazman-e Enqelabi-e Todehay-e Jomhory-e Islami-e Iran The People's Revolutionary Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Conclusions Bibliography Index