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The late leader and founder of the Islamic revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini waves from a balcony of the Alavi school in Tehran during the country’s revolution in this February 1979 file photo. (Reuters)

Opinion: The Revolution, 35 Years On

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Feb 1, 2014 | Opinion

I was six years old when the 1979 revolution happened. I was in the first grade when most of the homes of the late Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi and his associates were opened to the public. With the revolutionary atmosphere at its peak, this display of luxury was...

Opinion: Tehran should fear the Iranian people, not the West

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Nov 12, 2013 | Opinion

During the week’s slower days in Iran, Thursday and Friday (which are tantamount to the weekend there), the news did not attract much attention. One of the top concerns was preparations to eat chelow kabob—everyone’s favorite meal—as families gather to sit down...

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In this picture taken on Saturday, May 11, 2013, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani waves to media as he registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, while his daughter Fatemeh, right, looks on, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran: Rafsanjani backtracks on comments over anti-American slogan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 15, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The head of Iran’s Expediency Council, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, attempted on Monday to play down statements published on his official website that caused controversy among Iran’s conservatives. Rafsanjani said that the re-publication of an...

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File photo of Zahra Eshraghi, Iranian activist and granddaughter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Khomeini’s Granddaughter: I want to start a “color revolution”

by Farahmand Alipour | Oct 13, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—Zahra Eshraghi is an Iranian human rights activist who is well known for her outspoken, feminist views. She also happens to be the granddaughter of Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In an exclusive...

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Asharq Al-Awsat’s rédacteur en chef (droite) à Paris avec l’ancien président de la République islamique d’Iran (gauche)

Abulhassan Banisadr: The view from exile

by Adel Al Toraifi | Jun 10, 2013 | Interviews

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—The revolution that overthrew the shah of Iran in 1979 has been called one of the pivotal events in world history. However, like many other revolutions, the forces it unleashed subsequently destroyed many of those who had taken part in it and...