A local conference held in Gilan

The ‘Imam Khomeini’s views’ conference

Hujjat Allah Taqavi announced that a conference would be held on the 17th of December in Gilan. Taqavi is the head of this cultural and research conference, which is to do with the social, political and cultural views of Imam Khomeini.

Protests all over the world

The Occupy Wall Street Movement - Part 2

Who would have believed that the dictatorships ruling the Arab world would fall one by one or that protests against capitalism would emerge in the West? What has really been shocking is the Western demonstrations against the economic policies of the world’s greatest powers. Instead of occupying, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, Americans are now occupying Wall Street. It seems they have finally woken up and now seen the real world they are living in.

Sayyid Hassan visits Rafsanjan

Sayyid Hassan Khomeini received a warm reception from the people of Rafsanjan

Sayyid Hassan Khomeini attended the funeral ceremony of Hujjat-al Islam wa al-Muslimeen Sheikh Muhammad Hashimiyaan, who passed away on Saturday the 10th of December. This ceremony took place in the central mosque of Rafsanjan and was open to huge numbers of crowds.

Visual Arts Assembly

Visual Arts Assembly set up at Imam Khomeini’s house

The head of the Khomein Culture and Islamic Guidance Department announced that an assembly and visual arts exhibition regarding the topic of Muharram and Ashura will be set up at Imam Khomeini’s house in Khomein.

Revolutions and Iran

Jacque Shartier: “The Iranian Islamic revolution defies world equations”

Nowadays politics has turned into a tool which is used to dominate society and people. However the Islamic revolution which was led by Imam Khomeini and is based on the concept of Wilayat-e-Fagih, is a revolution which defies the usual equations of politics in the world.

The true aim of the Master of Martyrs (as)

The society at the time of Imam Hussein (as) was in such as state that, the holy Imam (as) was forced to take a strong stand and endure great tragedies to save the TRUE Islam. The ceremonies and other acts of mourning we carry out and hold are not only to achieve merits but rather to remember the message of pure Islam and keep it alive.

Imam Khomeini and Supreme Leader’s works

Publication of two works by Imam Khomeini and the Iranian Supreme Leader in South Africa

The books ‘Jihad-e-Akbar’ by Imam Khomeini and ‘Asrar al-Salaat’ by Ayatollah Khamenei were translated and published in Pretoria. The Islamic cultural and relations department helped spread these books to the people of South Africa.

Muharram pictures

Only pictures of head slashing are shown in Europe

After taking photographs of the Muharram ceremonies held in Iran, two Polish photographers talked of the new way they viewed the Shia and Iran. They stated that they saw Iran as a family, whose most loved member was Imam Hussein (as).