The acquisition of religious knowledge, is one of the important religious duties

Imam Khomeini stressed that the acquisition of religious knowledge, is one of the important religious duties and a kind of worship. But Imam believed that decorating with divine virtues and purification of the self should happen prior to acquiring knowledge.

Did Imam Khomeini ever perform Hajj?

Women’s political and social participation from the perspective of Islam and Imam Khomeini

Author: Shirin Hussein Abadi Year of publication: 2008 University: Fatemeh al-Zahra University

Iran to UNSC: Sanctions being used as method of war against civilians

Iran calls on the UN Security Council to hold certain states responsible for using economic sanctions as a method of war against other countries’ civilian populations.

Israel troops ‘aimed to kill’: Slain Palestinian journalist’s colleague recounts murder

A Palestinian journalist who was with Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on the day when she was shot dead by Israeli regime forces has recounted how the crime was committed, describing the shooting as a “deliberate attempt” to kill the journalists.

Iranians celebrate National Teachers' Day, a commemoration of martyr Ayatollah Motahari

Ordibehesht 12 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with May 1 or 2 is the martyrdom anniversary of one of the most significant ideologists of the Islamic Revolution, Morteza Motahari.

Iran marks historic US failure in Tabas Desert

On April 25, 1980, the United States launched a covert military operation, known as Operation Eagle Claw, in an attempt to airlift the US embassy staff held in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

150,000 Palestinians throng al-Aqsa Mosque; Israel to close only Gaza crossing

Israeli authorities have announced plans to close the only crossing for Palestinian workers coming from the Gaza Strip over alleged rocket attacks from the besieged coastal enclave.