Martyr Ayatollah Baqir Sadr was deeply impressed by Imam Khomeini.

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam Khomeini

Referendum held months after the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution

Led by Imam Khomeini, the Islamic Revolution was driven by anti-imperialist sentiments, since former Iranian monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was believed to be heavily dependent on western powers, especially the US.

Imam believed that the repentance of Shah was as fake as Pharaoh's

Robert Ernest Huyser Military Airlift Command from America

1979's historic referendum showed Imam Khomeini's reliance on people

From very beginning of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini had pursue the officials to manage to hold a historic referendum in order to establish an Islamic-democratic system in the country.

The establishment of the Islamic Republic marked collapse of colonialism, imperialism

Rare photo shows Imam Khomeini’s son setting his hair

The rare photo shows that Imam Khomeini used to lead a very simple life before and after becoming the founder of the Islamic Revolution.

Man is the child of this physical world, Imam Khomeini explains

Imam Khomeini says man is the child of this physical world, nature being his mother, and he the offspring of water and dust. The love for this world is implanted in his heart since the early time of his development and growth. As he grows this love also increases.

Russia seizes Europe's largest nuclear power plant, blames Ukraine for fire

Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe Friday after a building at the complex was set ablaze during intense fighting.