In a telling incident, after the grand ayatollah agreed to an interview, his aide called back. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
And a prime example of this would be Iran … The ayatollah is both the religious leader and the political leader. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Christian leaders urge Congress to ignore misinformation on abortion provisions and pass health reform.] Reference
The ayatollah was a strong critic of US policy in the Middle East. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
AggieJAG: there ya go ... the ayatollah is the one who rules, not ackmenicjad. From Wordnik.com. [Hoffmania!] Reference
We all knew before their election that in the end, the ayatollah is the one who's really in charge. From Wordnik.com. [rc3.org] Reference
According to Middle East "experts" the ayatollah is a pragmatic man (at least as pragmatic as an islamist can be). From Wordnik.com. [Israelated - English Israel blogs] Reference
And to call the ayatollah's words lame propaganda ignores the fact that it is so effective in rallying our enemies. From Wordnik.com. ["This defeat is actually an obvious victory for the Iranian nation."] Reference
Corporate America is the "ayatollah" and the "supreme ruler" of America, and they call the shots. From Wordnik.com. Reference
BLITZER: Here's what the ayatollah said on Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2006] Reference
Revolution leader ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini died at 88. From Wordnik.com. [Pepe Escobar: Barack and Mahmoud Back in the Groove] Reference
Iran's top ayatollah doesn't like it — and he's not alone. From Wordnik.com. [Please Omit Music (or Else)] Reference
The grand ayatollah never really taking part in any photo ops. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2005] Reference
All the same, Moin doesn't scare anyone -- including the ayatollah. From Wordnik.com. [CHALLENGING THE MULLAHS] Reference
WHITFIELD: So, the ayatollah, already came out and rubberstamped this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2009] Reference
More than 80 were killed and 250 wounded, but the ayatollah was unhurt. From Wordnik.com. ['We Don't Trust America'] Reference
(Khamenei was not an ayatollah when elected to his paramount position.). From Wordnik.com. [Religion Versus Reality] Reference
Ali al-Sistani, the grand ayatollah here, has also called for restraint. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2007] Reference
No matter that Khamenei was not considered an ayatollah, much less a marja. From Wordnik.com. [The Supreme Leader] Reference
To call the president yesterday a moral ayatollah was, I think, most inapt. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2006] Reference
We see so much of Ahmadinejad, the president, between him and the ayatollah?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2009] Reference
But even more so is the person who controls his strings, which is the ayatollah. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 6, 2007] Reference
NEWSWEEK's Maziar Bahari met the ayatollah at SCIRI's compound in central Tehran. From Wordnik.com. [Questions And Answers: Iraqi Opposition Leader Seyyed Hakim] Reference
And so this is in Iraq, Osama bin Laden, the ayatollah, they want Ancient Babylon. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2007] Reference
When you hear the terms imam and ayatollah, these refer to Shiite religious leaders. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2006] Reference
Ahmad Khomeini, son of the late ayatollah, accused Saddam of "crimes against Muslims.". From Wordnik.com. [Seeking Haven In Iran] Reference
I want to play one here in a second that just came from the ayatollah in regards to this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2007] Reference
Although, I think we're all grateful in some ways to the ayatollah for brokering this deal. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2004] Reference
ROESGEN: Can you tell us more about this grand ayatollah Ali Sistani, why is he so powerful?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2007] Reference
It's sort of a two-pronged regime with an ayatollah, ayatollah Khamenei in charge of the state. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 25, 2003] Reference
BLITZER: What if they elect democratically a fundamentalist, Islamic, ayatollah-led regime in Iraq?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2003] Reference
And when the ayatollah took over in 1979, he hated the Russians, because they were godless atheists. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2007] Reference
For over an hour of today's sermon, the ayatollah focused on the election, the protests and the West. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2009] Reference
"If Aristide becomes the ayatollah of the Caribbean, Clinton is finished," says a Haitian businessman. From Wordnik.com. [Our Man In Haiti] Reference
Saddam Hussein once took out al-Sadr's father, who was an ayatollah, only for his son to emerge later. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2006] Reference
ROESGEN: Arwa, you mentioned the grand ayatollah Ali Sistani, what might have happened if he had been killed?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2007] Reference
Late today, appearing on CBS News, President Obama tried to shift some of that burden back on to the ayatollah. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2009] Reference
"" You think Muslim, you think Saddam Hussein, you think ayatollah, '' says one Muslim-American twentysomething. From Wordnik.com. [The New Islam] Reference
The ayatollah had not read, and probably could not read, and in any case forbade everyone else to read, the novel. From Wordnik.com. ['God Is Not Great'] Reference
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