The dimensions of how Iran’s Islamic revolution has been influenced by Hosseini movement

Imam Khomeini believes that Imam Hossein (PBUH)’s uprising is a model and a school of thought. This view has influenced his ideas and contrary to the Sunnis and many of Shia scholars he referring to Imam Hosein’s uprising in where Islam’s principle is endangered has said that ordering regarding the famous and holding back regarding that which is forbidden even if it has bodily and financial losses is mandatory and as the rule of the oppressor is the biggest forbidden thing he has said that rising up against the Shah’s regime is mandatory for the scholars and the people and thus he turned into a revolutionary leader.

Political Islam and modernization in the Islamic Republic of Iran

The aim of this research work is to examine the relationship between political Islam and modernization in Iran’s Islamic republic system; considering that the ruling system of Iran comes from the thoughts and ideas of his excellency Imam Khomeini (peace be upon him) thus in this thesis an effort has been made to examine the relationship between political Islam and modernization through viewing the ideas and the thought of his excellency Imam (peace be upon him) in facing the appearances of modernization regarding different dimensions that are philosophical, political, cultural and economic.

General ideas and Imam Khomeini’s viewpoints regarding fundamental rights

In order to know the general opinions dimensions in each political system the school of thought and philosophical bases of that should be examined. Considering that the ruling system in Iran and the constitution of the Islamic republic borrow from the thoughts of his excellency Imam Khomeini (peace be upon him) hence in this thesis in order to answer the question what is the place of general opinions concerning decision-making according to Imam...

Khashoggi murder would have been impossible without US support: President Rouhani

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has denounced the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying perpetrating such a “heinous” crime would have been impossible without the support of the United States, a close Riyadh ally.

Had Imam Khomeini the support of French government when he was in France? How did they allow him to ...

What is Imam Khomeini’s stand regarding champions and athletic sports? Had he made any ...

Imam Khomeini's sacred struggle for revival of Abrahamic Hajj

A significant part of the Imam's messages and statements on the subject pertains to the revival of the Abrahamic and Mohammedan (PBUH) Hajj pilgrimage.

Imam Khomeini had rational-mystical attitude to religion

Imam Khomeini could be described as a comprehensive thinker who heeded religion with a view based on rationality and principles.