I don't imagine the Ayatollahs like this guy.
8 February 2015 Last updated at 20:32 ET
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Best of BBC TrenThe satirist who mocks Iran's ayatollahsding
What Iranian would dare mock his country's religious leaders online?
He runs a Facebook and Twitter account in Persian using a fictional character to parody the religious politics of Iran's imams and mullahs. BBC Trending spoke to the man behind Ayatollah Tanasoli - which can be translated as "Ayatollah Genitals" or "Ayatollah Penis."
Tanasoli has 20,000 likes on Facebook and 7,000 followers on Twitter - not enormous numbers but significant for Iran, where many people are afraid of openly aligning themselves with scathing satire and criticism.
His persona is that of a ridiculous and hypocritical hard-liner who seems to completely lack self-awareness.
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8 February 2015 Last updated at 20:32 ET
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Best of BBC TrenThe satirist who mocks Iran's ayatollahsding
What Iranian would dare mock his country's religious leaders online?
He runs a Facebook and Twitter account in Persian using a fictional character to parody the religious politics of Iran's imams and mullahs. BBC Trending spoke to the man behind Ayatollah Tanasoli - which can be translated as "Ayatollah Genitals" or "Ayatollah Penis."
Tanasoli has 20,000 likes on Facebook and 7,000 followers on Twitter - not enormous numbers but significant for Iran, where many people are afraid of openly aligning themselves with scathing satire and criticism.
His persona is that of a ridiculous and hypocritical hard-liner who seems to completely lack self-awareness.
Continue reading at:
BBC News - The satirist who mocks Iran s ayatollahs
