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World Service,27 May 1999,28 mins

Islamic Democracy in Iran

Focus on Faith

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Iranian president talks of Islamic democracy - but is that possible? Mohammad Khatami made a speech positing a major change in the ideological direction of the Islamic experiment ushered in during the revolution. Also on the programme, tracing ancestors on the Internet courtesy of the Mormons.

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