Pope Francis meets with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf during visit to Iraq

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held closed-door talks with Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of his visit to the Arab country.

When did Imam Khomeini let out the cry of "Black Lives Matter"?

One of the stated goals of the Islamic Revolution of Iran led by Imam Khomeini in 1979 was to fight against racism and to support people of color. What did the Islamic Revolution do to prove this claim? Did Imam Khomeini fulfill his promise?

HRW blasts S Arabia for the state-sponsored “hateful” and “intolerant” language against Shia ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Saudi Arabia for the state-sponsored “hateful” and “intolerant” language against Shia Muslims in its school religion textbooks.

Iranians benefited tremendously from the 1979 Islamic Revolution

Islamic Revolution of Iran threatens US imperial interests

February 10 marks the 42nd anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. It ended a generation of US installed tyranny that deprived Iranians of their fundamental rights.

We neither tolerate oppression nor imposed oppression

In an interview conducted just ahead of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini said that we have had never tolerated oppression nor imposed oppression throughout the history.

Advocacy group calls Israel apartheid regime for first time

An Israeli advocacy group says Israel is not a democracy but an “apartheid regime” that systematically oppresses the Palestinians via military occupation and racist laws.

Iranians pay homage to Gen. Soleimani on his first assassination anniversary

A year has passed since millions of Iranians attended the funeral service of slain Iranian military figure Gen. Soleimani. Now, on the first anniversary of his assassination by the US, his fellow citizens in Kerman have once again come to his burial place to pay respect to him.