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Sabrina Mervin

Directress of research at the CNRS, member of the Institute for Research and Studies on the Arab and Muslim World (Iremam).

Iran Scores a Big Hit With an Iconic Song Sabrina Mervin · September 2022 Based on an idea by the Supreme Leader Khamenei, the song “Salâm farmândeh” (Salute commander) launched last Spring has been a smash hit in Iran. Immediately exported to Shi’ite populations across the world, it has given rise to any number of local versions. Their tonality reflects either (…)