‘‘Protestant work ethic.’’ An objective
study of history, however, demonstrates
that socialist and imperialist (and not
ecclesiastical) oppression are the real
culprits responsible for the poor
socioeconomic condition of these
nations.
[ 46 ]Amir Taheri, The Spirit of Allah:
Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution,
Adler and Adler, 1986, pp. 20, 45.
[ 47 ]Ibid., p.44.
[ 48 ]‘‘When if one of them receiveth
tidings of the birth of a female, his face
remaineth darkened, and he is wroth
inwardly. He hideth himself from the
folk because of the evil of that whereof
he hath had tidings, (asking himself):
Shall he keep it in contempt, or bury it
beneath the dust. Verily evil is their
