Human rights from viewpoint of Islam with focus on Imam Khomeini’s position in this regard

In this thesis I have examined first the roots of Islam’s human rights and also that group of human being’s basic rights that have been noted in Islam’s teachings and their impact cannot be seen in human rights global declarations and other related treaties. Then I have noted the existing comparative methods between human rights concepts and Islam’s decrees and I have examined the cases about which there is a disagreement.

Shah regime failed to limit Imam Khomeini's political activities

In 1978 and while Islamic movement of Iranian people led by Imam Khomeini had reached its culmination, the Shah’s regime, disappointed at compromising with Imam Khomeini, tried some political measures to limit his activities or deport him from Iraq.

Leader says Hajj demonstrates power of Islamic Ummah

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the annual Hajj pilgrimage demonstrates the power of the Islamic Ummah and boosts contacts among Muslims.

For what reason Imam Khomeini expressed his opposition to manufacturing Nuclear weapons?

What is Imam Khomeini’s stand regarding champions and athletic sports? Had he made any ...

President Rouhani says US sanctions amount to economic terrorism

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says "unilateral and illegitimate" sanctions imposed by the United States against the Islamic Republic are tantamount to "economic terrorism" and are in violation of world nations’ right to progress.

Millions observe Ashura with mourning rituals

Millions of Iranians hold mourning processions across the country on Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam.

Imam Khomeini commemorated Ashura in Neauphle Le Chateau

It has been recalled through a series of memoirs that a massive crowd of people had gathered around Imam Khomeini’s historic residence in Neauphle Le Chateau, on the outskirts of the French capital Paris, during days of Tasu’a and Ashura nearly four decades ago.