In 1979, the Islamic Revolution set itself as its guiding ideology, at both the political and religious levels. 45 years later, this promise of a theocratic country seems to be called into question by millennia of Persian culture.
“The Islamic model wanted to impose itself by force by destroying and rejecting the Iranian historical past,” says Iranian sociologist Didier Idjadi. Many Iranians are distancing themselves from the regime to practice their religion as they see fit, he adds.. The decline in the popularity of the regime and its religiosity can be explained by this ambient climate of terror.