Democracy and Religion: Iranian Islamic Republic Experience

The Islamic republic in Iran introduced a new political model named “religious democracy” which is of great importance for those who try to harmonize religion with modern institutions...

Ayatollah Khomeini’s Discourse as ‘Final Vocabulary’

By using ‘thin’ and ‘thick’ words purely derived from Islamic metaphors and signifiers, Ayatollah Khomeini castigates the West’s claim to meta-narrative and pretension to universality

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Twenty-Three Years after Imam Khomeini

I heard a visitor whom for sure had read the Imam’s humble remark, and in an answer whispered in tears: “O Imam! What shortcomings are you talking about? As far as we are concerned, you have been all goodness, purity and light”

19th of Dey Shook Pillars of Monarchy in Iran

Political observers and analysts believe that January 9, 1978 (Dey 19, 1356 AHS) incidents shook very basic pillars of monarchy in Iran and can be considered as a turning point in the history of the Islamic Revolution.

Role of Imam Khomeini in Formation of Shia Ideology

In the course of the Islamic Revolution, Shia Islam functioned as a guiding and emancipating ideology. In this connection, Imam Khomeini's role as the great ideologist of the Islamic Revolution is very outstanding.

Imam Khomeini's Historic Epistle to Gorbachev

January 7th marks the 23rd anniversary of the historic epistle to the last president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, from the Father of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (May his soul rest in peace).

An Omani Grand Mufti recognized:

Imam’s Letter to Gorbachev as Turning Point in the World History

“Those who act against Islam are doomed to failure and Islam is the only way to remove challenges” Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hamad Al-Khalili, an Omani Grand Mufti and representative of Muslim Community made the remarks during an international conference held on the theme of unity in Tehran.