Imam Khomeini ended thousands of years of monarchy and dictatorship in Iran

On eve of Bahrain uprising anniversary, pro-democracy protesters urge Al Khalifah regime to ...

On Friday night, demonstrators took to the streets west of the capital Manama, carrying pictures of Bahrain's most prominent cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, imprisoned political dissidents as well as those killed at the hands of regime forces.

Imam Khomeini marked the beginning of a whole new era for the nation

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was one of the most important uprisings in modern political history, an event which still shapes the world. After enduring decades of economic exploitation under the British, followed by a CIA and MI6 coup in 1953 to overthrow Iranian PM Mossadegh and replace him with Western-backed monarch the Shah, Iran finally stood up to Britain and the United States. Iranians took to the streets by the millions, regained its sovereignty as well control over its natural resources and dealt a heavy blow to imperialism, setting the stage for resistance and anti-imperialist movements to this day.

Media reports say over dozen Shia scholars kept in detention centers in Saudi Arabia

More than a dozen Shia Muslim clerics are reportedly being kept behind bars at detention facilities in Saudi Arabia, as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its brutal clampdown against members of the religious community in the kingdom.

Reasons behind Imam Khomeini’s migration to Paris

The Iraqi army surrounded Imam Khomeini's house in the first day of Mehr 1357 (1978) in the holy city of Najaf. The Muslims in Iran, Iraq and other countries reacted angrily to this news. Iraq's manager of security organization said in a meeting to Imam Khomeini that if he wants to stay in Iraq, he should let go off the combat and politics.

Imam Khomeini led revolution with clear strategy, wisdom and rationality

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic believed that the leadership of the movement should have a strategy.

Islamic Revolution, led by Imam Khomeini, gave promise of victory over oppression

Iran's glorious Islamic Revolution, led by Imam Khomeini, gave the promise of victory over oppression to the world people. It lit the rays of hope in the heart of the oppressed and downtrodden and proved that, through unity, consistency, resistance on truth and trust in God, oppression can be annihilated.

15th of Khordad 1963 uprising culminated in victory of Islamic Revolution

Exactly 57 years ago on 5 June 1963, a turning point occurred in the history of the Islamic Revolution, and the Islamic movement of the Iranian nation started.