The effects of the Imam’s letter to Gorbachev

Marzieh Dabbaq: The Imam’s letter to Gorbachev was monotheistic not diplomatic

Marzieh Hadidchi also known as Tahira Dabbaq, who was a political prisoner and an armed activist during the Pahlavi regime, started her anti Pahlavi activities in 1971. She escaped from the country with a fake passport in 1975 after being arrested and tortured by the SAVAK twice. She joined in food strikes in France and England for the freedom of Iranian political prisoners. In Saudi Arabia she spread Imam Khomeini’s announcements between the pilgrims. However most of his activities outside of Iran were related to training the Lebanese and Syrians in guerrilla fighting. During Imam Khomeini’s stay in Paris, she joined him and after the victory of the revolution she had some positions like the commander of Hamadan’s IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Sepah-e- Pasdaran) and manager of Tehran’s women prison. She was the first IRGC commander of the west of Iran after the revolution, three times MP, head of the women branch of Basij of I. R. Iran and the founder of the Intifada defenders union. She participated in this interview with Jamaran news agency despite her illness.

Sheikh Na’im Qasim’s views regarding Hezbollah

Hezbollah got its foundations from Iranian Intellectuals

Sheikh Na’im Qasim, who is the deputy head of Hezbollah, attended the Martyr Motahhari Book Reading Competition. In this competition he delivered a speech regarding the high status of Martyr Motahhari and added: “Hezbollah’s foundations are based on the thoughts of the Imam, Martyr Beheshti, Martyr Sadr and Martyr Motahhari.”

Imam's influence on Nigerians

The ‘Imam Khomeini and Awakening the Muslim Youth’ Gathering in Nigeria

The ‘Imam Khomeini and Awakening the Muslim Youth’ Gathering is to be held for a period of five days from the 26th to the 30th of December. The Islamic Revolution Cultural Consultation Department and the new Nigeria Islamic Advertising Organization hosted this event. Different groups of intellectuals attended this gathering.

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.

Lebanese tourists in Iran

A Lebanese group visits the holy shrine of Imam Khomeini

A group of Lebanese tourists visited the shrine of Imam Khomeini in order to pay their respects to the Imam. They told a Jamaran news reporter why they respected the Imam and why he is loved by the Lebanese people.

Muharram

Muharram and Ashura

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, when Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (as), the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad (saw) and the third Imam and leader of the Shi'a. Imam Hussein's (as) martyrdom is a sad day for all Muslims especially the Shi'a, who mourn the massacre of their "Master of Martyrs" and his family in Karbala in 61AH/680CE.

Protesting the Capitulation and inviting the people and `ulama' to uprising

The leader of the Iranian revolution issued a statement, which showed his opposition to the Capitulation Bill in 1964. This statement lead to the removal and nullification of this bill . Excerpts of this message is as follows: Now the American military and non-military advisers, their families and their servants are free to commit any crime and the Iranian police do not have the right to arrest them. The Iranian courts are not qualified to judge over them; Why? Because America is the country of dollars and Iran needs those dollars! According to this shameful enactment, if an American adviser or the servant of an American adviser insults or offends against one of the maraji` at-taqlid of Iran, one of the esteemed people, one of the high-ranking officers, the police are not allowed to arrest him; the courts are not allowed to judge him. But if their dogs are offended, the police have to interfere and the court should investigate!