Imam Khomeini and the health of elections

Imam Khomeini adamantly opposed monarchy

Imam Khomeini believed that Iran should strive towards self-reliance. He viewed certain elements of Western culture as being inherently decadent and a corrupting influence upon the youth.

Imam Khomeini: We will neither tilt towards the West nor lean towards the East; we want to be a ...

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The foreign minister meets with Friday prayer leaders at Imam Khomeini’s shrine

Imam's letter to the Soviet Union leader contained much wisdom and sound advice

Imam Khomeini then suggested that, if Mikhail Gorbachev desired to become more familiar with Islamic concepts, the Soviet leader should command his scholars to study the philosophical works of al-Farabi, Avicenna, Sohravardi and Mullah Sadra to become familiar with the “nature of knowledge” which is different from the “nature of matter.”

Second annual cultural week kicked off in Khomein

Iran marks the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s message to Mikhail Gorbachev

Imam Khomeini tried to warn the Soviet president against following the destructive path of Western liberal capitalism. The pro-Western path chosen after the collapse of the USSR turned out to be catastrophic for Russia and many of neighboring ex-Soviet republics.

Institute set to launch Imam Khomeini’s cultural week

The opening ceremony will be held on January 2 at Imam Khomeini’s birth city of Khomein and will be attended by senior officials, political figures, cultural personalities and academics and intellectuals.