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Mohsen Kadivar distinguishes between traditional and revolutionary approaches to Ashura, re-examining the figure of Imam Hussein. The traditional view centres on mourning and divine reward, while the revolutionary reading replaces lamentation with rational analysis, social reform, and the demand for just governance.
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