Rushdie more isolated after hypo critical conversation to Islam

Salman Rushdie stands more isolated today than ever before. His attempt to re-enter the house of Islam has split his non-Muslim constituency because he has embraced a 'bigoted creed' against which they supported him in the first place. His moderate Muslim friends who want him unhooked from the fatwa find themselves isolated in the community.

In remembrance of Imam Khomeini

What comes following is a speech and a piece of writing delivered by a Nigerian scholar and originally published in Tehran times in month of June, which coincided with passing anniversary of Imam Khomeini.

THE CLOAK OF INDIGENCE

Iran warns UK about ‘consequences’ of oil tanker seizure

President Hassan Rouhani warns the UK about the “consequences” of its recent seizure of an Iranian supertanker.

Muslims boycott Hajj over Saudi crown prince’s policies: Foreign Policy

The ‘forgotten’ US shootdown of Iranian airliner Flight 655­

Today marks twenty-nine years since the shootdown by the USS Vincennes of Iran Air flight 655, which killed all of the plane’s 290 civilian passengers. This shootdown of a civilian airliner by a US naval ship occurred on July 3, 1988, toward the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq War.

Imam Khomeini emphasized purification for knowledge-bearer

Imam Khomeini through his theological works stressed that knowledge-bearer who is not as yet purged and purified, will pose more danger than the ignorant person. Imam Khomeini also frequently said that purification is prior to teaching and learning.

Significance of reviving International Quds Day from Imam Khomeini's viewpoint