Gharbzadegi
Monday, March 23, 2026
Hatred of the West does not come from the mullahs. It stems from Iranian intellectuals who have studied the West.
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WHERE does Iran’s “hatred” of the West come from? It did not originate from bearded mullahs on the pulpit or from robed and turbaned ulama. It first emerged from beardless intellectuals in suits and ties, intellectuals who read and were influenced by modern Western thought.
Ahmad Fardid first coined the term “gharbzadegi,” which can be translated as “Western intoxication,” in a lecture he gave at th
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