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Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers

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Not to be confused with Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom.

Qom Seminary

The Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers (also Association of Researchers and Teachers of Qom)[1] is a political party and association of Shia Islamic clerics in Iran's religious capital of Qom. It was founded in 2001, as a support group for the Reformist movement and then-President of Iran Mohammad Khatami. Many of its members were students of Ayatollah Montazeri, who was a major patron of the association until his death in 2009.[2] Ayatollah Musavi Tabrizi serves as its Secretary-General and representative to the House of Parties of Iran. He became their leader in 2004 when their first leader Ayatollah Abayi Khorasani passed away.[2] It has been linked to the marājiʿ Ayatollah Sane’i and Ayatollah Ardabili.[2]

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The Assembly became more widely known outside of Iran after its criticism of the 12 June 2009 Iranian presidential election. The group criticized the election vote counting system and the Iranian Guardian Council in a statement saying the Council no longer had the "right to judge in this case as some of its members have lost their impartial image in the eyes of the public."[3] The Assembly also released a joint statement demanding new elections[4] as well a statement condemning the state-sponsored detention and killing of anti-Mahmoud Ahmadinejad protesters.[5]

In November 2024, the Assembly caused controversy by appearing to endorse the two-state solution, which would tacitly imply an acceptance of the existence of the State of Israel, contrary to the hardline official Iranian position which completely rejects its existence.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ Opposition Holds Firm in Iran. Robert Dreyfuss on 6 July 2009, Retrieved 10 July 2009
  2. ^ a b c "Assembly of Researchers and Lecturers of Qom Seminary | Iran Data Portal". 26 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ^ Pro-reform clerical body protests Iran elections 5 July 2009, Retrieved 10 July 2009
  4. ^ The Daily Beast, Reza Aslan
  5. ^ "Important Statement of "Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers" Regarding Illegal Detention Facilities and Martyrdom". 5 August 2009.
  6. ^ Wintour, Patrick (5 November 2024). "Reformist clerics imply Iran should back two-state solution for Israel and Palestine". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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