Anthropological foundations of Velayat-e-Faqih (Islamic governance) from Imam Khomeini's viewpoint

Author: Mohammad Hassan Barikbin University: Baqer al-Uloom Higher Education Institute Year: 2001

When did Imam Khomeini let out the cry of "Black Lives Matter"?

One of the stated goals of the Islamic Revolution of Iran led by Imam Khomeini in 1979 was to fight against racism and to support people of color. What did the Islamic Revolution do to prove this claim? Did Imam Khomeini fulfill his promise?

Law and rule from perspective of Imam Khomeini

In words of Imam Khomeini's monotheistic thought, God the Almighty is the true legislator.

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.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution altered bipolar world system

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran altered the bipolar world system that involved the eastern and the western blocs of power, and brought the Muslim world into play on the global stage.

Islamic Revolution set the stage for a new global anti-imperialist struggle

One of the most overlooked aspects of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, which worked to topple Western domination of the country, is its global impact, from a re-configuration of Middle-Eastern resistance to imperialism, to international partnerships in the fight against US hegemonic endeavors.

Freedom and democracy in the political thought of Imam Khomeini

The Islamic government's foreign policy with an emphasis on Imam Khomeini’s thought

The research seeks to answer a main question " what is the Islamic government's essence according to Imam Khomeini?'" and I seek to test that is that the Islamic government's foreign policy essence according to Imam is the one that has a cultural and a value essence.