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A History of Iran leaders & dreamers Michael Kammen leads us onThe definitive history of Iran, from the ancient Persian empires to today. Michael Axworthys deft untangling of the countrys history, from the advent of Zoroastrianism to the 1979 revolution, is a stunning achievement. Guardian Iran is a land of contradictions. It is an Islamic republic, but one in which only 1. 4 percent of the population attend Friday prayers. Irans religious culture encompasses the most censorious and dogmatic Shia Muslim clerics