Revolution under Imam Khomeini leadership gained momentum, Shah fled Iran

Faced with an army mutiny and violent demonstrations against his rule, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was forced to flee Iran. Following Shah escape, Imam Khomeini extended his congratulation to the Iranian nation, saying it was a starting point for a great victory.

Revisiting Imam Khomeini’s Letter to Gorbachev

On January 3, 1988, a historic letter was delivered from Imam Khomeini to President Mikhail Gorbachev. This letter has since been entered into the annals of history as a piece of remarkably insightful and indeed prophetic writing from one head of state to another.

Imam Khomeini promoted unity between universities and seminaries

The unity of the universities and seminaries ‎was declared by the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini. He emphasized upon this unity many times and highlighted its significance through his historical speeches and statements.

The republicanism and Islamic system in the political thought of Imam Khomeini

The writer believes that a deep understanding of Imam Khomeini's political thoughts is possible and can be reached through examining those two concepts.

The Islamic system means a government based on justice and democracy and an administration based on ...

The Islamic system means a government based on justice and democracy and an administration based on ...

Imam Khomeini heard Iranians’ chanting in Neauphle-le-Chateau

Imam Khomeini heard Iranians’ chanting in Neauphle-le-Chateau; Memoirs about imam Khomeini

Imam Khomeini confronted colonial powers and global arrogance

On November4, 1979, and in less than a year after the victory of the Islamic Revolution that toppled a US-backed monarchy, Iranian university students following the line of (the late) Imam (Khomeini)" seized the US embassy in Tehran, which had become a center of espionage and planning to overthrow the newly established Islamic system in Iran.