Religious Democracy in Iran: Discursive Analysis of Imam Khomeini’s Political Thought

In the present article, the discourse formation of religious democracy is presented with a brief look at its concept. In accordance with the author, religious democracy is a conception of democracy that recognizes the collective power and people’s participation as the essence of democracy, and also justifies, analyzes, and explains that referring to religion and its principles.

Iranians gear up for annual Arbaeen rituals

Arbaeen is a longstanding tradition in Islam, which marks the fortieth day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad. Days ahead of the occasion, people in Tehran have gathered en masse to commemorate Imam Hussein.

Iran politicians, scientists victims of west-backed terrorism

In the past four decades, Iran has been the biggest victim of terrorism in the world regarding the number of Iranian politicians and scientists who have fallen victim to the terrorism sponsored by the West and Zionists.

Iran marks CIA-orchestrated 1953 coup d'état, slams US as ‘record-holder’ in wars, coups

Tehran says the United States is a record-holder of interfering in the affairs of independent states, naming the US-orchestrated coup of 1953 in Iran as an instance of that “dark history.”

Late poet Houshang Ebtehaj welcomed Imam’s homecoming and revolution victory

At the time, Iranian great poet Amir Houshang Ebtehaj, wrote a piece of poetry to praise Imam Khomeini’s leadership and predicted the full victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Iranians stage demonstration to condemn Israel’s aggression on Gaza

Thousands of people in the Iranian capital, Tehran, have staged a demonstration to express their support for the Palestinians and denounce the Israeli regime’s latest military onslaught against the Gaza Strip. They chanted slogans against the US, the Israeli regime and Britain and reiterated their support for the Palestinian people, who stood firm against Israel’s latest wave of deadly aerial assaults on the besieged Gaza.

Iranians mark day of Ashura in commemoration of Imam Hussein

Iranians across the country have held mourning processions to mark the day of Ashura, which is the culmination of the 10-day mourning period commemorating Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam.

How did Imam Khomeini confront consipiricies against revolution following the victory in `1979?