Imam Khomeini

  • By Zahra Rastguei

    THERAN.(HONARONLINE)- We've all heard of Imam Khomeini, but how many of us know who he truly is? Our parents surely know more about him and can speak about the Iranian people's love for a man who surpassed their beliefs, but what about us? Today's generations have only heard Ruhollah's name. They've probably seen his picture on the front page of…

  • THERAN.(HONARONLINE)- Imam Khomeini, the founding father of the Islamic Republic of Iran, continues to bewilder the West decades after his demise because he led a revolution that continues unabated to this day under the leadership of his successor Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

  • TEHRAN. (HONARONLINE) – “Iran’s Lady Qods”, a documentary by Iranian filmmaker Mostafa Razzaq-Karimi about Khadijeh Saqafi, the wife of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, will be screened at the Asiatica Film Festival in Rome.

  • The public uprising in June 5, 1963 ignited the flames of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. The demonstrations, known as 15th of Khordad Uprising, were the public protest against the arrest of Imam Khomeini after his strong remarks on Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Israel and the United States. The protestors were harshly suppressed but the event…

  • Kaveh Kazemi was born on October 17, 1952 in Tehran. His photographic career started in the beginning of the Islamic Revolution in 1978 and has spanned for more than three decades covering Iran, the region and the world working with major international print media as a freelance photojournalist. His pictures have appeared notably in Time,…