Tag Archives: Iran

Iran’s criminal courts are notorious for meting out severe sentences—according to Amnesty International, the country has the world’s highest rate of capital punishment per capita. Less known to outside observers, however, is the Iranian criminal code’s recognition of forgiveness, where victims of...

The Islamic Republic's support is based on Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic law, rather than tactical moves or diplomatic issues," said Ayatollah Khamenei in a meeting with Ismail Haniyeh on...

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s impact as a revolutionary and visionary leader is enduring, particularly the way he rallied people against oppression and corruption from exile, according to a prominent American anti-war....

This article is an introduction that Martyr Murtadha Mutahhari wrote for his book 'The Mutual Services of Islam and Iran' first published in...

Imam Khomeini monitored the Islamic Revolution from exile successfully despite very tough challenges and circumstances. Only two weeks after the Shah fled Iran on January 16, 1979, Imam Khomeini returned to Iran triumphantly, on February 1, 1979, invited by the anti-Shah revolution which was...

This paper examines religious violence among Muslims against women - as a case study of Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979....

In Formation of a Religious Landscape: Shi‘i Higher Learning in Safavid Iran, Maryam Moazzen offers the first systematic examination of Shi‘i educational institution and practices by exploring the ways in which religious knowledge was produced, authenticated, and transmitted in the...

Thought provoking and challenging, this book examines the foundations of modern Islam, and provides fascinating insight into the region's religious and political developments both...

The formation of the Safavid state (1501-1722) in Iran was transformative for Shī‘īism and its educational systems. The sixteenth century, therefore, was a turning point for the proliferation of Shill scholarship and educational institutions in Iran and the shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala' in southern.....

The issue of the entry of Imāmite/Twelver Shīʿism into Iran is one of the most controversial issues in the History of Islamic Sects. According to the established general opinion, it is after the Safavids that the Shī’ite groups in question became the....