The History of the Islamic Revolution
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar was born in 1933 in one of the old neighbourhoods of Kerman called Mahalehshahr into a poor family. He was the second child of the family and had seven brothers and sisters. His father was a simple tradesman and had a small shop....
Ahvaz
Ahvaz is the capital of Khuzestan province. This city is located 825 kilometres southwest of Tehran. It has a hot climate in the summer and a mild climate in the winter. This city is twelve metres above sea level. The Karun River passes through Ahvaz...
The Islamic Revolution
The Islamic Revolution is the political-social movement of the Iranian people that began in the early 1960s and achieved victory on February 11, 1979. Standing against the oppression and tyranny of oppressive rulers and the encroachments of foreign...
The Drafting and Approval of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran: An Overview
In the late eighteenth century, a feature of modern political societies was of them having a constitution. As a result, the drafting of a constitution gradually expanded to other societies as well. In the past, a written document that outlined legal...
The Social and Economic Factors that led to the Fall of Pahlavi II
Between 1960 and 1970, the Pahlavi regime embarked on extensive development projects. However, these projects ultimately led to an imbalance in the development of the economic and political spheres. Due to the oil revenues, the political power, along...
The Full Text of the Indictment of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
April 2 was the day when Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, the man who served as prime minister for 13 years during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was executed. It happened approximately two months after the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979. What...
Ayatollah Dastgheib; From the Struggle against the Hijab Ban to Martyrdom
Ayatollah Sayyid Abdul Hossein Dastgheib was born in Shiraz in 1913. His father, Sayyid Mohammad Taqi, the son of Mirza Hedayatullah, was a prominent Marja and religious authority in Fars province. Ayatollah Dastgheib was chosen as the prayer leader by...
Iran's Hostage crises
After the revolution of 1979 The United Stated of America Started its smear campaign against Iranian people in hope of returning the Shah of Iran and thus saving their interests. Iranians and especially the students faced with tension and new...
The Islamic Revolution
The Islamic Revolution is the political-social movement of the Iranian people that began in the early 1960s and achieved victory on February 11, 1979. Standing against the oppression and tyranny of oppressive rulers and the encroachments of foreign...
Sayyed Ali Andarzgo
When Hasan Ali Mansour (Prime Minister) was assassinated on January 21, 1965, he had been the main suspect wanted by SAVAK for years. SAVAK had several photos of this person with different clothes and a number of names such as Dr. Javadi, Dr. Esfahani,...
Imam Khomeini (ra)
Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mostafavi, known as Imam Khomeini (ra), is the leader of the Islamic Revolution and the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was born in Khomein on September 24, 1902, a day which coincides with the birthday anniversary...
Esfahan
Esfahan is the capital of Esfahan province and is world-famous for its amazing cultural heritage. This city, located 414 kilometres southeast of Tehran, covers an area of about 21,500 hectares and has a population of more than 1,986,000 based on...
Ayatollah Ataollah Ashrafi-Esfahani
Ayatollah Ataollah Ashrafi-Esfahani was born in 1902 in Sadeh, Esfahan (now Khomeinishahr). After studying elementary school in his hometown, he went to Esfahan to continue his education where he studied jurisprudence, principles of jurisprudence and...
Arba’in
Arba’in is an Arabic word that means forty. It refers to the fortieth day (which coincides with the 20th day of the month of Safar in the Islamic lunar calendar) after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a) and his companions. On this day,...
United States Den of Spies Documents
“Den of Spies Documents” was the name given by Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line to a collection of documents and evidence that were found in the American Embassy in Tehran after it was seized on November 4, 1979. Most of them...
Jalal Al Ahmad
Sayyed Hoseyn or as his birth certificate says Sayyed Jalaloddin Sadat Al Ahmad is known as Jalal Al Ahmad. He was born on March 27, 1924, in the Sayyed Nasroddin neighbourhood in Tehran. His father, Sayyed Ahmad Taleqani, was a cleric, and after Jalal...
Mohammad Ali Araki
Grand Ayatollah Shaykh Mohammad Ali Araki was born in 1894 in Soltanabad (now Arak). His father was a cleric. He started reading and writing in traditional schools of that time and since the age of eleven attended the religious lessons of the great...
Satanic Verses (Book)
In September 1988, the controversial name of a novel was heard in the British book market, which has not been forgotten to this day. The publisher of this book, which was one of the institutions affiliated with Penguin Publishing Group, had...
Imam Khomeini (ra)
Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mostafavi, known as Imam Khomeini (ra), is the leader of the Islamic Revolution and the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was born in Khomein on September 24, 1902, a day which coincides with the birthday anniversary...
Sayyed Hasan Ayat
Sayyed Hasan Ayat was born in 1938 in Najafabad, Esfahan. After completing elementary and high schools, he entered University of Tehran. First, he got a bachelor’s degree in Persian literature in 1959, and two years later, gained his master’s...