The Middle East Institute's account of Iran's bonyads, tax-exempt, state-subsidized foundations that channel resources to religious and revolutionary institutions, including the Astan-e Qods-e Razavi foundation that administers the shrine of Imam Reza at Mashhad, alongside the older Awqaf system of religious endowments that funds mosques and religious schools directly.
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Citation
AuthorMiddle East Institute staff
PublisherMiddle East Institute
URLhttps://mei.edu/publication/iranian-para-governmental-organizations-bonyads/
Source Typereference article
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier 2: a Washington policy institute's explanatory account of Iran's bonyad system, used for its account of the structure and scale of state-linked religious endowment funding rather than for any political judgment about it. Connections
Associated With
This source names The Shrine of Imam Reza directly: "Razavi foundation that administers the shrine of Imam Reza at Mashhad, alongside the older Awqaf system of religious endowments that funds mosques and religious schools directly."
Source Iranian Para-Governmental Organizations, Bonyads (Middle East Institute)Middle East Institute staff
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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