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Scientific thinking behind Khomeini

Nature volume 282, pages 439–440 (1979)Cite this article

Hidden within what appears to the West to be an increasingly anarchic Iranian revolution lie a number of young thinkers and ideologues who are planning a new science and technology for Iran. Bitterly critical of the past, they foresee a science which would respect basic human needs and Islamic values. Zia Sardar, an enthusiast for their cause, spoke to them

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Sardar, Z. Scientific thinking behind Khomeini. Nature 282, 439–440 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/282439a0

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