Over the last few weeks, the Western media has watched keenly as Iran went to the polls to elect a new Majlis (parliament), highlighting every perceived shortcoming in the electoral procedure and hoping that the...
Read More »Philosophy of Electoral System in Islamic Iran
Since 1980, Iran has elected seven presidents in ten elections. Compare that to the US, where four presidential elections were held in the three decades after its...
Read More »Martyrs in the Holy Qur’an and Narrations
The martyr, knowingly and sincerely, assists the truth and invades the falsehood and puts his life in danger and therefore, martyrdom is considered the...
Read More »An Interview with Nazneen Karim on the Occasion of Lady Fatima’s Birthday (as)
There are too many characteristics of Lady Zahra (as) to choose from her but I think the spiritual connection with Almighty God is the most important one because of the way she...
Read More »Geography of Kawthar by Hujjat al-Islam Elahi Khorasani
The meaning of Kawthar is the abundance of progeny and children of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a) and the progeny of the Prophet (s) who have become so abundant the number of...
Read More »Specific Traditions as Islamic Foundations for Freedom of Speech with Special Reference to Books and Press
Human intellectual development and the maturity of his intellect require his freedom in thought, expression and behavior. However, this freedom is limited since unconditional freedom is nothing but chaos and...
Read More »An Interview with the Mother, Wife of Martyr Mohsen Hojaji in Honour of the Martyrs’ Mothers
In honour of Umm al-Banin, Jumada al-Thani 13th has been designated as the “day for honouring the mothers and wives of...
Read More »The Principle of Ibaha as an Islamic Foundation for Freedom of Speech
In Islam "the principle of ibaha" (i.e. the principle that everything is allowed unless you know otherwise) has been confirmed and in Islamic texts and sirah (way of life) of the...
Read More »Islamic Revolution of Iran in the View of Zimbabwean Professor
Islamic Revolution of Iran was not inspired by foreigners or by foreign philosophies (such Marxism, Socialism etc.). It attracted everybody, the young and the...
Read More »Islam and the Ethical Presuppositions of Technology
The new Islamic lifestyle has preliminaries, one of which is the realization of the software movement to help introduce Islamic civilization to the...
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