They poured two buckets of water on me

It is war. Sometimes we win; sometimes they win

Imam's Emphasis on Serving the Needs of People

A group of the Islamic republic of Iran's Police met Imam Khomeini in Qom on May 10, 1979. In this visit Imam delivered a speech on the quality of the Islamic government and its difference with other governments and advised the officials to serve the needs of people and asked them to behave them well.

Imam Blessed Women with Special Status in Society

The founder of the Islamic republic displayed a great respect for women and gave them a special and distinguishing status among the Muslim societies.

West Must Undertake Serious Efforts to Understand Imam Khomeini

An international lawyer and activist says that the ruling elites of the US and some Western countries need to exert more efforts in order to comprehend the unique thought of Imam Khomeini and his dynamic revolution.

Twenty-Three Years after Imam Khomeini

I heard a visitor whom for sure had read the Imam’s humble remark, and in an answer whispered in tears: “O Imam! What shortcomings are you talking about? As far as we are concerned, you have been all goodness, purity and light”

Ayatollah Mousawi Bojnordi:

The real objective of fasting is that the humans must learn how to maintain self-control

This month-long struggle, triggers purification and will direct us towards perfection.

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.