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'''Hassan Rahimpour-Azghadi''' ({{lang-fa|حسن رحیمپور ازغدی}}, born {{circa}} 1964/1965) is an Iranian [[Iranian Conservatives|conservative]] public speaker, [[conspiracy theorist]] and ideologue. He has been a member of Iran's [[Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution]] since 2003. |
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Rahimpour-Azghadi was born in 1964<ref name="Eshaghi"/><ref name="Mirsepassi"/> or 1965.<ref name="AM">{{citation|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/01/iran-rahimpour-azghadi-hardliners-qom-seminary-mesbah-yazdi.html|title=Meet Iran’s next, non-turbaned head hard-liner|last=Faghihi|first=Rohollah|date=23 January 2019|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> He has studied at the [[Qom Seminary]], although he does not wear clerical clothing.<ref name="AM"/> |
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He edited a journal of the [[Feyziyeh School]] named ''Ketab-e naghd'' ({{literal translation|Book of Criticism}}), and published a special issue in 2000 dedicated to [[Antifeminism|a critical look at feminism]].<ref>{{citation|first=Fatemeh|last=Sadeghi|editor-first=Mehdi|editor-last=Semati|title=Media, Culture and Society in Iran: Living with Globalization and the Islamic State|chapter=Fundamentalism, gender, and the discourses of veiling (Hijab) in contemporary Iran|pages=213, 221|publisher=Routledge|date=2008|isbn=9780203934838}}</ref> |
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'''Hassan Rahimpour Azghadi''' ({{lang-fa|حسن رحیمپور ازغدی}}) (born 1965) is a prominent conservative Iranian [[Shia]] scholar and theorist and member of Iran's [[Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=اصلاحات در شوراي عالي انقلاب فرهنگي ناگزير است {{!}} خبرگزاری فارس|url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/8710010228%20%20%20%20/%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%8A-%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.farsnews.ir}}</ref> |
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[[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]] [[Ali Khamenei]] appointed him as a member of the [[Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution]] in 2003, and a member of the Council of Representatives of the Supreme Leader in Universities in 2007.<ref name="AM"/> |
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Azghadi has travelled throughout the world to give lectures, his focus is on social, political, and economic affairs in contemporary Islamic Iran. Some of the subjects he addresses are notably that of the Islamic revolutionary ideology, [[imperialism]], Westoxification, [[American hegemony]], [[social justice]], [[capitalism]], [[communism]], [[Christianity]], [[Hijab]] (veil), [[Jihad]], [[Ayatollah Khomeini]], [[Free will|freedom]], [[Marxism]], Western moral system, [[Nuclear power|nuclear energy]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=فیلم/ سخنان صریح رحیمپور ازغدی در مورد توافق هستهای|url=https://snn.ir/fa/news/429484/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B5%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AD-%D8%B1%D8%AD%DB%8C%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%BA%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C|access-date=2021-09-22|website=snn.ir}}</ref>, [[Israel]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=رحیمپور ازغدی: شهید فخری زاده دیدگاه امثال پوپر را منجر به فروپاشی علم میدانست {{!}} خبرگزاری فارس|url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13990912001111/%D8%B1%D8%AD%DB%8C%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%BA%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%81%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.farsnews.ir}}</ref>, [[Aristotle]] and [[Plato]], [[liberal democracy]], [[Islamic economics]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=«دولت و دولتمردی» با مقیاس حضرت علی (ع) {{!}} خبرگزاری فارس|url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13991208000115/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B9-|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.farsnews.ir}}</ref>, [[political Islam]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=بنیادهای علم سیاست و حقوق|url=http://ensani.ir/fa/article/291489/%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82|access-date=2021-09-22|website=پرتال جامع علوم انسانی|language=fa}}</ref> but also youth affairs and social struggle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=احیاگر غدیرـ۳{{!}} علامه امینی و الغدیر از منظر بزرگان شیعه و سنی/ عجز ۱۰۰ محقق دانشگاه عربستان بر رد الغدیر {{!}} خبرگزاری فارس|url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/13990411000971/%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1-%D8%BA%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%80%DB%B3%7C-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B9%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D8%AC%D8%B2-%DB%B1%DB%B0%DB%B0|access-date=2021-09-22|website=www.farsnews.ir}}</ref> |
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Rahimpour-Azghadi regularly makes public speeches which are aired by [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|Iran's state television]] on a weekly basis.<ref name="Mirsepassi"/> |
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His lectures are filmed and shown on the [[IRIB]] Channel 2 called ''"A model for tomorrow"'' (طرحی برای فردا), aired Fridays after the [[Jumu'ah]] prayers. Some credit his rise in prominence during the Ahmadinejad presidency to his relation with then head of the IRIB, [[Ezzatollah Zarghami|Ezatollah Zarghami]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/01/iran-rahimpour-azghadi-hardliners-qom-seminary-mesbah-yazdi.html|title=Meet Iran’s next, non-turbaned head hard-liner|last=Faghihi|first=Rohollah|date=2019-01-23|website=Al-Monitor|language=en|access-date=2019-05-20}}</ref> |
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== Views and reception == |
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He is considered among the new generation of [[Islamic fundamentalism in Iran|fundamentalist]] public speakers who, without an in-depth religious education, tries to mix [[conspiracy theories]] with theological assertions in order to theorize the establishment in Iran and its policies and provide it with a [[Shi'ite]] ideological justification.<ref name="Eshaghi">{{citation|first=Peyman|last=Eshaghi|editor-first=Lutfi|editor-last=Sunar|chapter=Mapping the Trends in Social, Cultural, Religious and Political Thought from the Post-1979 era to the Present|title=The Routledge International Handbook of Contemporary Muslim Socio-Political Thought|publisher=Taylor & Francis|date=2021|isbn=9781000425086}}</ref> Rahimpour-Azghadi is also regarded as a leading advocate of the "ruling clergy" and the "governmental-Shi'ism" discourse in Iran, a [[Political Islam|political reading of Islam]] which intends to manipulate and control seminaries, in contrast to the [[Shia]] traditional orthodoxy which favors independence from the government.<ref>{{citation|last1=Ghobadzadeh|first1=Naser|last2=Akbarzadeh|first2=Shahram|year=2020|title=Religionization of politics in Iran: Shi’i seminaries as the bastion of resistance|journal=Middle Eastern Studies|issue=1|volume=15|doi=10.1080/00263206.2020.1748013}}</ref> |
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Ali Mirsepassi, a professor at the [[New York University College of Arts & Science]], describes Rahimpour-Azghadi as "one of the current arch-hardline ideologues of the [[Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Islamic Republic [government of Iran]]]".<ref name="Mirsepassi">{{citation|first=Ali|last=Mirsepassi|title=Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought: The Life and Times of Ahmad Fardid|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=2017|isbn=9781107187290|page=365}}</ref> According to [[Mehdi Khalaji]], he advises [[Ali Khamenei]] on social issues.<ref>{{citation|first=Mehdi|last=Khalaji|title=Tightening the Reins: How Khamenei Makes Decisions|url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/media/4070|work=The Washington Institute for Near East Policy|type=Policy Focus|number=126|date=March 2014|page=22}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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Azghadi was born into a powerful family in Masshad in 1965. He attended the [[Qom Seminary]], studying Dars-e Kharij<ref name=":0" /> Azghadi has notably opted not to wear any traditional religious garb that is often associated with Iranian politicians. In 2003, Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei|Khamenei]] appointed Azghadi to be a member of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, which is tasked with adopting large-scale policies on social and cultural matters.<ref name=":0" /> In 2007, Azghadi was appointed membership to the Council of Representatives of the Supreme Leader in Universities, which he has used to deliver more speeches and wield a greater presence on university campuses across Iran, contributing to the greater conservative efforts to radicalize campuses, notably using [[Basij]] Student Organizations.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Since he has not published any academic works, his credentials has been questioned by critics, to which he has responded "I have a postdoc in book reading".<ref name="AM"/> In 2012, he claimed that Western countries are alarmed about him and a joint team of [[Central Intelligence Agency|American]], [[Secret Intelligence Service|British]] and [[Mossad|Israeli]] intelligence agencies wanted to assassinate him.<ref name="AM"/> |
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==Speeches and views== |
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Azaghadi has attacked the climate of the Qom Seminary since the election of [[Hassan Rouhani]], arguing that it has lost its revolutionary pride and become too liberal, leading to greater secularization of Iranian society.<ref name=":0" /> Azghadi expressed his disdain for Reformist Present [[Mohammad Khatami|Mohammed Khatami]], stating that he cursed the then President from "night until morning" for referring to Abraham Lincoln as a martyr and complimenting American culture.<ref name=":0" /> This behavior greatly contrasts to Azghadi's continued praise for Conservative President [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], whom he has credited for leading the most popular government in Iranian history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/444648/رحیم-پور-ازغدی-دولت-احمدی-نژاد-پرطرفدارترین-و-مردمی-ترین-دولت|title=رحیمپور ازغدی: دولت احمدی نژاد، پرطرفدارترین و مردمیترین دولت در تاریخ ایران است/حافظه کوتاه (7)|date=2015-08-08|website=خبرآنلاین|language=fa|access-date=2019-05-20}}</ref> |
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Politically, Rahimpour-Azghadi is a [[Iranian Conservatives|conservative]] and was a supporter of [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] during his administration, describing him as "a guerrilla committed to the front of the poor people of the world" who led "the most popular government in Iran's history".<ref name="AM"/> He is also a staunch enemy of the [[Iranian Reformists|Reformists]] and has condmened presidents [[Mohammad Khatami]] and [[Hassan Rouhani]].<ref name="AM"/> |
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On September 23, 2011, Hassan Rahimpour Azghadi attended a gathering of [[Iran–Iraq War]] veterans and offered a plan for Iran's current and future foreign policy throughout the world. Azghadi stated that "Our forces today must get ready to head towards North Africa, eastern Asia and the heart of Europe. We must get ready for global operations" and that "In the next 3-4 decades, they must go to help and free their Muslim brothers."<ref>[http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/3134.htm Hassan Rahimpour Azghadi, Member of the Iranian Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution, Calls on Iranians to Conduct Sabotage Operations in "the Heart of Europe" and Worldwide], MEMRI, Clip No. 3134 (transcript), September 23, 2011.([http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3134.htm video clip available here])</ref><ref>[http://www.mrctv.org/videos/renowned-islamic-ideologue-defines-iran%E2%80%99s-foreign-policy Renowned Islamic Ideologue Defines Iran’s Foreign Policy], MRCTV, September 24, 2011.</ref> |
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== Books == |
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* Hussein (AS) Red Wisdom |
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* Ali (AS) and the aimless city |
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* Mahdi (AS), ten revolutions in one revolution |
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* Muhammad (PBUH), a prophet forever. |
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* "Rationality", a discussion on the foundations of sociology |
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* Custom of Quds |
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* Jurisprudence and government theory |
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* Four speech |
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* Five Speech |
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* Tolerance, not through pluralism |
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* Critical Discourse in the Social Sciences |
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== See also == |
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• [[Ali Akbar Raefipour]] |
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• [[Alireza Panahian]] |
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• [[Mohsin Qara'ati]] |
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• [[Hassan Abbasi]] |
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Born | c. 1964 (age 59–60) |
Nationality | Iranian |
Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
Movement | Islamic fundamentalism |
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Hassan Rahimpour-Azghadi (Persian: حسن رحیمپور ازغدی, born c. 1964/1965) is an Iranian conservative public speaker, conspiracy theorist and ideologue. He has been a member of Iran's Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution since 2003.
Early life and career
Rahimpour-Azghadi was born in 1964[1][2] or 1965.[3] He has studied at the Qom Seminary, although he does not wear clerical clothing.[3]
He edited a journal of the Feyziyeh School named Ketab-e naghd (lit. 'Book of Criticism'), and published a special issue in 2000 dedicated to a critical look at feminism.[4]
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed him as a member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution in 2003, and a member of the Council of Representatives of the Supreme Leader in Universities in 2007.[3]
Rahimpour-Azghadi regularly makes public speeches which are aired by Iran's state television on a weekly basis.[2]
Views and reception
He is considered among the new generation of fundamentalist public speakers who, without an in-depth religious education, tries to mix conspiracy theories with theological assertions in order to theorize the establishment in Iran and its policies and provide it with a Shi'ite ideological justification.[1] Rahimpour-Azghadi is also regarded as a leading advocate of the "ruling clergy" and the "governmental-Shi'ism" discourse in Iran, a political reading of Islam which intends to manipulate and control seminaries, in contrast to the Shia traditional orthodoxy which favors independence from the government.[5]
Ali Mirsepassi, a professor at the New York University College of Arts & Science, describes Rahimpour-Azghadi as "one of the current arch-hardline ideologues of the Islamic Republic [government of Iran]".[2] According to Mehdi Khalaji, he advises Ali Khamenei on social issues.[6]
Since he has not published any academic works, his credentials has been questioned by critics, to which he has responded "I have a postdoc in book reading".[3] In 2012, he claimed that Western countries are alarmed about him and a joint team of American, British and Israeli intelligence agencies wanted to assassinate him.[3]
Politically, Rahimpour-Azghadi is a conservative and was a supporter of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his administration, describing him as "a guerrilla committed to the front of the poor people of the world" who led "the most popular government in Iran's history".[3] He is also a staunch enemy of the Reformists and has condmened presidents Mohammad Khatami and Hassan Rouhani.[3]
References
- ^ a b Eshaghi, Peyman (2021), "Mapping the Trends in Social, Cultural, Religious and Political Thought from the Post-1979 era to the Present", in Sunar, Lutfi (ed.), The Routledge International Handbook of Contemporary Muslim Socio-Political Thought, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781000425086
- ^ a b c Mirsepassi, Ali (2017), Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought: The Life and Times of Ahmad Fardid, Cambridge University Press, p. 365, ISBN 9781107187290
- ^ a b c d e f g Faghihi, Rohollah (23 January 2019), "Meet Iran's next, non-turbaned head hard-liner", Al-Monitor, retrieved 5 September 2021
- ^ Sadeghi, Fatemeh (2008), "Fundamentalism, gender, and the discourses of veiling (Hijab) in contemporary Iran", in Semati, Mehdi (ed.), Media, Culture and Society in Iran: Living with Globalization and the Islamic State, Routledge, pp. 213, 221, ISBN 9780203934838
- ^ Ghobadzadeh, Naser; Akbarzadeh, Shahram (2020), "Religionization of politics in Iran: Shi'i seminaries as the bastion of resistance", Middle Eastern Studies, 15 (1), doi:10.1080/00263206.2020.1748013
- ^ Khalaji, Mehdi (March 2014), "Tightening the Reins: How Khamenei Makes Decisions", The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (Policy Focus), no. 126, p. 22