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He studied in Najaf, Iraq and became an Ayatollah.
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Muhammad Ayatollah
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The passing of the law brought international outrage and was condemned by world leaders including United States President Barack Obama. On 15 April 2009, between 200-300 Afghan women protested against the law outside Mohseni"s mosque and seminary. They were met by hundreds of his enraged supporters who shouted abuse and, according to many of the demonstrators, threw stones at the women.
The night before the demonstration, a television station owned by Mohseni repeatedly broadcast a message advising people to prevent family members attending the protest.
Mohseni owns Tamadon television Network, a television station very similar in visual style and religious content to Iranian state-run television channels. Its headquarters was originally in the Iranian city of Qum and Mohseni received support for the group from the Iranian state.
The group later played an important role in the 1980 rebellion against the communist regime. He was arrested in August 1980 in Iran, and the offices of the party in Tehran were closed down, after the Iranian authorities claimed he was being financed by the Central Intelligence Agency. Mohseni"s movement resisted from different Afghan cities and his forces included mainly Hazara Mujahideen.
