Original sentence: Cassette copies of his lectures fiercely denouncing the Shah as (for example) "... the Jewish agent, the American snake whose head must be smashed with a stone,"  became common items in the markets of Iran, helped to demythologize the power and dignity of the Shah and his reign.Iranian officials aborted Khomeini’s first funeral, after a large crowd stormed the funeral procession, nearly destroying Khomeini's wooden coffin in order to get a last glimpse of his body.Many Iranians mourned Khomeini's death and poured out into the cities and streets.These promises were not fulfilled
Edited sentence: "   Iranian officials aborted Khomeini’s first funeral, after a large crowd stormed the funeral procession, nearly destroying Khomeini's wooden coffin in order to get a last glimpse of his body.And although the standard of living of the Mustafeen not only failed to improve but dropped markedly with the revolution [gemsofislamism.Despite the fact that new laws specifically guaranteed women's legal inferiority to men, employment for women expanded.For example, UNESCO found a higher proportion of women in 1986 on teaching staffs of universities in Iran then in the Western country of West Germany.Many millions of Iranians poured out into the cities and streets to mourn Khomeini's death in a "completely spontaneous and unorchestrated outpouring of grief.On the bright side, educational opportunities, literacy rates, access to health care have improved in Iran,  (although this was not a departure from trends under the Shah).Tens of thousands of cassette copies of his lectures fiercely denouncing the Shah as (for example) "... the Jewish agent, the American snake whose head must be smashed with a stone,"  became common items in the markets of Iran, helped to demythologize the power and dignity of the Shah and his reign.While these promises have yet to be fulfilled,  many far-reaching changes have come to Iran.com/khomeini_promises_kept.html#Class_Division], many took comfort in the fact that their "Imam" lived an austere and non-materialistic lifestyle, who as his funeral showed was undeniably revered by millions of traditional Iranians