▁after ▁the ▁Black ▁Friday ▁mass acre . ▁Document ing ▁the ▁developing ▁Iran ian ▁Revolution , ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁opposition ▁leaders ▁such ▁as ▁Moh amm ad ▁Kaz em ▁Sh ariat mad ari ▁and ▁Me h di ▁B az arg an , ▁and ▁discovered ▁the ▁popular ▁support ▁for ▁Islam ism . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁France , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁journal ists ▁who ▁visited ▁the ▁Ay atol lah ▁K home ini , ▁before ▁visit ing ▁Te h ran . ▁His ▁articles ▁expressed ▁a we ▁of ▁K home ini ' s ▁Islam ist ▁movement , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁widely ▁critic ised ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁press , ▁including ▁by ▁Iran ian ▁exp atri ates . ▁Fou ca ult ' s ▁response ▁was ▁that ▁Islam ism ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁political ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁West ▁must ▁treat ▁it ▁with ▁respect ▁rather ▁than ▁host ility . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Fou ca ult ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Japan , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁Z en ▁Buddh ism ▁under ▁Om ori ▁S ogen ▁at ▁the ▁Se ion ji ▁temple ▁in ▁U en oh ara . ▁ ▁Final ▁years : ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 1 9 8 4 ▁Although ▁remaining ▁critical ▁of ▁power ▁relations , ▁Fou ca ult ▁expressed ▁c aut ious ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁government ▁of ▁François ▁Mit ter rand ▁following ▁its ▁elect oral ▁victory ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁But ▁his ▁support ▁soon ▁d eter ior ated ▁when ▁that ▁party ▁refused