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- He was Time magazine's Man of the Year in 1979 for his international influence, and Khomeini has been described as the "virtual face of Shia Islam in Western popular culture", where he was known for his support of the hostage takers during the Iran hostage crisis, his fatwa calling for the murder of British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie, and for referring to the United States as the "Great Satan" and the Soviet Union as the "Lesser Satan".
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Jun 1, 2019 · TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Thirty years ago millions of mourners crowded the streets of Tehran for the funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and today the founder of the Islamic Republic remains a...
Apr 19, 2024 · Inside Iran. Who is Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - and why does he matter? Iran's supreme leader succeeded Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. Today, his influence extends beyond the...
Jun 4, 2019 · By Ted Regencia. 4 Jun 2019. On the night of June 3, 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the spiritual and political leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, died after a long illness. In the...
- Ted Regencia
Jun 6, 2019 · The legacy of Iran's Khomeini 30 years after his death. Iranians this week marked the death of Sayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi Khomeini, better known as Ayatollah Khomeini. Thirty years since his death,...
- Anne-Marie Bissada
Khomeinism (also transliterated Khumaynism) refers to the religious and political ideas of the leader of the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution, Ruhollah Khomeini. Khomeinism may also refer to the ideology of the clerical class which has ruled Islamic Republic of Iran founded by Khomeini, following his death.
Jun 3, 2014 · His successor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has continued Khomeini’s legacy, but has faced many challenges and setbacks. Whereas Khomeini was respected by the theocratic elite, Khamenei is viewed as divisive and dictatorial, favoring certain conservative factions over the others.
Feb 1, 2019 · News. 40 years on: Khomeini’s return from exile and the Iran revolution. Return 40 years ago a key moment in revolution’s success, paving way for Iran to recast its regional role and alliances....
