16 Azar (7 December) became official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution

16 Azar (7 December) has become the official Student Day in Iran after the 1979 Revolution. On that day, December 7, 1953 (16 Azar 1332 in the Iranian calendar) three students of the University of Tehran were murdered by Iranian police in the Pahlavi era. Every year there are local demonstrations at many universities organized by students.

Imam Khomeini restored independence, freedom

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic in a historic interview had made clear that the Islamic Republic would restore independence and freedom.

Imam Khomeini empowered Muslims

A Lebanese scholar residing in Germany says the Islamic Revolution under the wise leadership of Imam Khomeini empowered Muslims in Lebanon and elsewhere.

All regional countries must adopt anti-terror policies

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi says all regional countries must adopt realistic and anti-terror policies to help solve the ongoing crises in the region.

Influence of the Imam Khomeini on the Consciousness of the Canadian Author

Robin Woodsworth Carlsen met Imam Khomeini during his third visit to Iran since the Islamic Revolution.

How did the Soviet Union end?

The collapse of the Soviet Union made the bipolar world disappear, a world which through the last decades had decided about the political destiny of countries. This situation eased the reliance on culture to determine different layers of foreign policies in a government-nation level by the international players. On the other hand, it confirmed that along with the cultural role of politicians, we shouldn't forget that not seeing the effects of religious features, believes and traditions of nations on structuring a culture would cause disasters.

Protests all over the world

The Occupy Wall Street Movement - Part 3

Who would have believed that the dictatorships ruling the Arab world would fall one by one or that protests against capitalism would emerge in the West? What has really been shocking is the Western demonstrations against the economic policies of the world’s greatest powers. Instead of occupying, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, Americans are now occupying Wall Street. It seems they have finally woken up and now seen the real world they are living in.