https://freerepublic.com/tag/moresurrendermonkeys/ en-us Mon, 3 Aug 2026 18:42:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4390448/posts Iranians have adopted a new sport in the past few years: knocking the turban from a passing cleric’s head. There are points for technique and for how high and how far you can get their headgear to go. These are small acts of revenge against a hated religious elite who came to power on a wave of arrests and torture and who, as recently as January, ordered thousands of peaceful protesters to be shot in the streets. It’s also a symptom of something larger. Political Islam is in retreat across the Middle East and the wider Muslim world. “The strange... Spectator https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4390448/posts#comment Mon, 3 Aug 2026 18:42:23 GMT