Positional dizziness: You may have a condition called benign positional vertigo which causes a brief spinning sensation with change in head position. This can be diagnosed and treated with what are called repositioning maneuvers, also called epley maneuvers. See an ear specialist. ...Read more.
Khomeini was a marja (source of emulation, also known as a Grand Ayatollah) in Twelver Shi'a Islam, but is most famous for his political role. In his writings and preachings he expanded the Shi'a Usuli theory of velayat-e faqih, the guardianship of the jurisconsult (clerical authority) to include theocratic political rule by the Islamic jurists.
Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president of Iran and a founder of the Islamic republic, who navigated the opaque shoals of his countryâs theocracy as one of its most enduring, wiliest and wealthiest leaders, died on Sunday in Tehran. He was 82. His death was announced by Iranian state television.