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revolutionary movement worldwide, lies first and foremost in the fact that he has proven once and for all that a modern alternative to
Western liberalism can be found within Islam.Finding inspiration directly within the revelations of our religion, the Imam challenged the
largest imperialist superpower in the world, and won
US-sponsored terrorism killed countless of innocents, to fight back and sacrifice for justice.Prior to Imam Khomeini, to many it seemed
infeasible, even impossible, that Islam or any other religion for that matter, could be an inspiration for a revolutionary movement in the
contemporary era, let alone the basis for a modern and developed society
While Islamic philosophers and writers such as Jalal al-e Ahmad and Ali Shariati argued for exactly this sort of political approach, it was
Imam Khomeini who perfected it and put it into practice.In your opinion, if Imam Khomeini was alive today, what would have been his biggest
rise of Iran as a regional power is joined by the rise of China and the resurgence of Russia on the world scale, and as alternative power
blocs are being formed that challenge Western hegemony in the shape of BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Belt and Road
Initiative, we are seeing the arrival of a world system that is no longer dominated by a power cabal in Washington or London.It seems likely
the world, and more importantly its Islamic identity.Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the former Soviet Union, believed that Imam Khomeini's
movement was able to leave a great impact on the world
To what extent do you agree with this statement?While Mikhail Gorbachev as a politician and statesman brought utter ruin to his country,
resulting in the collapse of the Soviet Union, years of economic and social degradation and the geopolitical victory of the US-dominated
unipolar world order, his assessment of Imam Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution in this regard was absolutely correct.Iran has come a long
way even more forward since this statement by Gorbachev was made
relations between Tehran and friendly states such as Russia and China have fully broken the stranglehold of the West
Iran has now fully taken its place as a regional powerhouse.What is your opinion of Imam Khomeini's statement that Western countries are
it, prove how right the Imam was in making this assessment
The Western powers, the United States in particular, speak with a forked tongue when it calls for peace, coexistence and negotiations
At the end of the day, what the West wants, is for the world to live only according to the rules that have been set out by the West itself
No other alternative viewpoints are permissible in the unipolar liberal-capitalist mindset.We have seen time and again how countries who
either collaborate with the West, such as Iraq under Saddam Hussein, or even merely try to find common ground and peaceful coexistence with
the West, such as Libya did, always end up paying a price in blood when they inadvertently let their guard down.Sure, the West as a
geopolitical pole can and must be approached with a bona fide diplomatic attitude, just like every other legitimate country and political
bloc on the world must be
But this does not mean trusting them outright
domination by the West, is a sure path to ruin.In your opinion, can Imam Khomeini be considered a global leader for popular revolutions?Most
The legacy of Imam Khomeini is an inspiration for the Axis of Resistance, crucial for the Islamic Resistance in countries such as Palestine,
Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and even as far as Nigeria.However, the Islamic Revolution has also inspired countries, movements and political
leaders across the globe, many of whom are not even Muslim themselves
From the Bolivarian revolutionaries in Venezuela, to the resurgent Russian anti-imperialists
Russian political philosopher Aleksandr Dugin also openly draws inspiration from Iran, and has repeatedly praised the Islamic Republic for
its consistent ideological alternative to Western unipolarity.What is the greatest achievement of Imam Khomeini's movement for the free
people of the world?The obvious answer is the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a contemporary and developed democratic
republic that is based entirely within the fold of the Islamic religion
But the achievement itself goes beyond the borders of the Iranian nation, as it has united countless millions of people across the Islamic
world and the Global South in general to find inspiration and solace in their fundamental religious values, and to stand up proudly against
imperialism, hegemony and domination.
