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?

Khomeini for All

On the occasion of the anniversary of the demise of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, the author will discuss some of the dimensions of Imam Khomeini's character and the solution presented by that social and political leader to resolve humanity’s current problems in this short article written for www.Khmenei.ir.

Imam Khomeini passed through several dangers

A memoir by late Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

What is the main secret of behind the revolution endurance?

We have no other option except to remove the corrupt Shah regime: Imam Khomeini

In an interview with Luxembourg Radio-Television reporter, Imam Khomeini once told in international media that no option had been left for the Iranian nation except to overthrow the US and Western-backed corrupt Shah regime.

Imam Khomeini marked the beginning of a whole new era for the nation

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 was one of the most important uprisings in modern political history, an event which still shapes the world. After enduring decades of economic exploitation under the British, followed by a CIA and MI6 coup in 1953 to overthrow Iranian PM Mossadegh and replace him with Western-backed monarch the Shah, Iran finally stood up to Britain and the United States. Iranians took to the streets by the millions, regained its sovereignty as well control over its natural resources and dealt a heavy blow to imperialism, setting the stage for resistance and anti-imperialist movements to this day.

Neighboring countries congratulate Iran on anniversary of Islamic Revolution

Iran’s neighbors have offered congratulatory messages on the 42nd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev congratulated his Iranian counterpart, President Hassan Rouhani, on behalf of the Azerbaijani people.

Islamic Revolution turned Iran into democracy

American professor Richard Anderson Falk says the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran that toppled a US-backed regime turned the country into a democracy.