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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (born 1939) is the martyred Supreme Leader of Iran, held the position since 1989. His tenure was characterized by efforts to consolidate the Islamic Republic's ideological foundations and navigate the country through periods of intense international pressure. Central to his political and strategic legacy were the doctrines of the "Economy of Resistance," an approach to governance that balances revolutionary ideals with pragmatic state management, and the management of a complex internal political system.Continue ...

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-[[File:Islamic Ecumenism in the 20th Century.jpg|thumb|Islamic Ecumenism in the 20th Century: The Azhar and Shiism between Rapprochement and Restraint (Book review)]]
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-'''Islamic Ecumenism in the 20th Century: The Azhar and Shiism between Rapprochement and Restraint''' is a 2004 academic monograph by German historian of Islam [[Rainer Brunner]]. Published by [[Brill Publishers]], the book examines twentieth-century efforts at [[Sunni–Shia relations|Sunni–Shiʿi rapprochement]] (''taqrīb'') with a particular focus on [[Al-Azhar University]] and its engagement with [[Twelver Shiʿism]]. The study is widely regarded as a foundational work in the field of modern intra-Islamic relations.<ref name="PerseeReview">[https://www.persee.fr/doc/rhpr_0035-2403_2006_num_86_1_1176_t7_0161_0000_2 Review of Brunner, ''Islamic Ecumenism in the 20th Century''], ''Revue de l’histoire des religions''.</ref>
+'''Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei''' (born 1939) is the martyred [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]] of [[Iran]],  held the position since 1989. His tenure was characterized by efforts to consolidate the Islamic Republic's ideological foundations and navigate the country through periods of intense international pressure. Central to his political and strategic legacy were the doctrines of the "[[Resistance economy|Economy of Resistance]]," an approach to governance that balances revolutionary ideals with pragmatic state management, and the management of a complex internal political system.[[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: His Political and Strategic Legacy|'''Continue ...''']]</span>
-The book analyzes theological debates, institutional initiatives, and political contexts that shaped ecumenical discourse between Sunni and Shiʿi scholars from the late nineteenth century through the latter half of the twentieth century.
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