Intl. Quds Day unifies people, mobilizes masses in Muslim world: IHRC chairman

International Quds Day brings people together and mobilizes masses in the Muslim world to stand up in solidarity with the Palestinians, the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) chairman has said.

Iran: Violent attack on al-Aqsa Mosque worshipers reveals inhumane nature of Israel

Iran has censured Israeli forces’ vicious assault on dozens of Palestinian worshipers inside al-Aqsa Mosque, where they were peacefully observing the holy month of Ramadan, saying that the violent raid attests to the inhumane nature of the Tel Aviv regime.

What significance had been of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Islamic Revolution?

The Idea of Ommah in Imam Khomeini's Political Thoughts

By studying the terminology used by Imam Khomeini, it is concluded that the concept of "nation" is a marginal one, in relation with the concept of "Ommah" In fact, Imam Khomeini has not negated nationalism with the meaning of national authority in his comments, but he has negated ethnicity and clanship and their undesirable impact as the factors of separation among Islamic Ommah.

Imam reacted on-time to blasphemous contents of Rushdie book

In February 1989, Imam Khomeini issued a fatwa – a death sentence – on apostate Rushdie.

Iranians celebrate 44th anniversary of Islamic Revolution with nationwide rallies

Millions of Iranians have taken to the streets across the country to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime in 1979.

Leader condemns desecration of Qur'an, says arrogant powers' attacks aimed at Islam

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei strongly condemns the desecration of the Holy Qur’an "under the slogan of freedom of speech."

ran summons French envoy over ‘insulting’ Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Iran’s foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the French ambassador in Tehran to protest the insulting act by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in publishing caricatures of the country’s top religious authority.