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Iran: Non-Muslims are "Sinful Animals"
says top Khamenei aide
22.11.2005
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Tehran, 21 Nov. (AKI) - A close advisor to
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati has condemned non-Muslims,
saying they "cannot be called human beings but are
animals who roam the earth and engage in
corruption." Jannati made the controversial remarks
on Sunday at a ceremony in north-eastern Iran to
commemorate the 'martyrs' of the Revolutionary
Guards and the (1980-1988) war against Iraq.
“If the Islamic Republic of Iran is still standing
on its feet, we owe it to our martyrs. If it was not
for our martyrs, we would not have these precious
young men with vivid Islamist views,” Jannati was
quoted a saying.
The ayatollah heads the powerful Guardian Council, a
non-elected body made up of clerics and lawyers,
which can veto legislation. As well as being a top
aide to Khamenei, he is a mentor of Iran's hardline
president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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