Packet 8: Bonus 2

This English word is the standard translation for the doctrine that Shi’i jurists should govern during the occultation of the Hidden Imam. For 10 points each:
[10m] In English, what noun names the council of jurists who vet the Assembly of Experts that elects Iran’s Supreme Leader?
ANSWER: guardian [accept Guardian Council or Council of Guardians; accept guardianship of the jurist; reject “guard”]
[10e] “Pasdaran,” or “the Guardians,” is a common name for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps where Mojtaba, the second Supreme Leader with this surname, cultivated ties with the paramilitary Basij.
ANSWER: Khamenei (“kha-men-ay-EE”) [accept Mojtaba Khamenei or Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei; reject “Khomeini (“kho-may-NEE”)” or “Ruhollah Khomeini” or “Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini”]
[10h] This name is shared by a key ally of the Pasdaran on the Guardian Council and by the renowned marja’ of Qom Seminary. Mojtaba Khamenei (“kha-men-ay-EE”) is identified with a Mahdist figure of this name who assists the Yamānī’s battle against the Sufyani.
ANSWER: Khorasani [or Khoresani or Khurusani; accept Grand Ayatollah Hossein Wahid Khorasani; accept Ahmad Hosseini Khorasani]
<Georgia Tech C, Current Events> | H. Prelims 8 - Stanford A + Georgia Tech C + Columbia A + Columbia B

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
BruinMichigan1010020ME
CambridgeBritish Columbia010010E
Chicago BIllinois B010010E
HarvardOhio State010010E
Illinois AStanford B010010E
Maryland ANYU B010010E
Maryland BUCLA1010020ME
MinnesotaPurdue010010E
Northwestern AToronto B1010020ME
Northwestern BVanderbilt010010E
Penn StateVirginia Tech0000
PittsburghMIT010010E
RutgersNorth Carolina010010E
SwarthmoreGeorgetown0000
TexasGeorgia Tech A010010E
Toronto AGeorgia Tech B010010E
UC Berkeley BBrown010010E
VirginiaUC Berkeley A010010E
WashUChicago A1010020ME
WaterlooIndiana1010020ME

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