November 3 corresponds with the 13th of Aban in the Iranian calendar, which is known as the Student Day to honor those who stormed the "den of spies" and captured its operatives. The late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, hailed the takeover as a “second revolution” after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 which toppled the Shah of Iran.
Sunday, November 04, 2018 06:50
Iranians have held rallies across the country to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran. Demonstrators in Tehran gathered on Sunday outside the former US diplomatic mission, also known as the “Den of Espionage,” chanting slogans against the United States.
Sunday, November 04, 2018 05:29
Imam's seminary classes were safe to express critical views
Sunday, October 21, 2018 03:38
Acts of bravery in Karbala, he believed, should make us more vibrant to find the truth
Friday, September 21, 2018 04:39
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 02:38
Saturday, June 30, 2018 01:32
The main spiritual teacher and mentor of Imam Khomeini was the late Grand Ayatollah Mirza Sheikh Muhammad Ali Shah-Abadi (1875-1950AD), one of the great Shia mystics of the 20th century.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 10:47
The great founder of Islamic Republic disregarding the position of individuals behaved everybody with respect and due regard
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 04:50