tehran, may 31, 1999 irna — the supreme leader of the islamic
revolution ayatollah ali khamenei told deputies and staffers of the
Islamic consultative assembly (majlis) here on monday that people's role
in law making is an important achievement of iran's islamic revolution.
ayatollah khamenei hailed the majlis as a center representing public votes
and will and true manager of the country on the basis of laws. the
paramount leader said that legislation used to be an artificial job for
years before the triumph of the (1979) islamic revolution in iran.
the iranian people did not have a chance before the Islamic revolution
to contribute to the administration of the country in the form of law
making and everything in those times was ''superficial, false and
artificial,'' the leader added. the leader of the islamic revolution added
that however, one of the great achievements of the islamic revolution has
been people's contribution to the legislation process to the effect that
one can claim that former terms of majlis have been unique and of great
significance in "iranian history. independence of the legislature does not
mean enmity and opposition to the government or executive officials, said
the supreme leader, adding: ''rather independence is not meant to
sacrifice the interests of the country and people for any other issue. ''majlis
has always been duty-bound to specify carefully the means for execution of
affairs. i feel duty-bound to appreciate the majlis representatives, its
presiding board and the majlis speaker for running majlis sessions in the
best possible manner.''
he called on majlis deputies to avoid any forms of dispute, conflict,
unrest and ugly behaviours which are rife in many parliaments of the world
and to observe piety. touching on the role of people's religious faith in
the triumph of the 1979 islamic revolution, the leader said that god
almighty empowers anyone who strives in his path and tries to fulfill his
religious duties. the iranian nation has experienced such an evident
reality in the course of the islamic revolution. the imposed war and
struggle against the arrogance, said ayatollah khamenei. the leader said
that islamic revolution is gradually getting more powerful and attracts
more muslims day by day. all of these point to the path set and trodden by
the late imam khomeini in islamic iran.
ayatollah khamenei called on all those believing in the principles of
islam and the islamic revolution values to strive to seek god's consent
and said only under such conditions the revolution would not be harmed. if
the criteria is selfishness and arrogance, hundreds of
loopholes would be created through which the enemy can infiltrate and
people would be deprived of divine guidance, warned the leader.
qom, may 30, irna -- the leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah ali khamenei and
president mohammad khatami, in separate messages sunday paid tribute to imam musa sadr and
lauded his great services. the messages were read at a congress to commemorate imam musa
sadr held at mofid university of qom sunday. the supreme leader said holding of the
congress can be considered as an appropriate measure to appreciate part of the services
rendered by this great thinker to shia muslims and lebanon in over 20 years on social and
political scenes of that country. praising imam musa sadr's personality, the leader said
giving identity to shia muslims in lebanon, promoting co-existence and mutual respect
among followers of divine religions and political tribes in that country and his
outspokenness in introducing the real nature of the zionist regime and his affection to
and respect for the late imam khomeini created an all-embracing personality in this great
thinker. the leader's message was read by hojatoleslam rasouli-mahalati at the
congress. meanwhile, president khatami termed imam musa sadr as a great man that one should take
lesson from his steadfastness and piety. in his message read by mohammad taqi
meibodi,
khatami added that imam musa sadr showed that religion is capable of addressing various
needs of humanity and that shia seminaries have the potential to train persons able to
administer society. he expressed the hope that the congress would serve as a step to
better familiarize with the ideas and outlooks of imam musa sadr and all religious
scholars that our history is indebted to their personalities and efforts.
tehran, may 30, irna -- iranian heart and coronary specialist hassan
arefi said on sunday he had obtained religious permit from the leader of the islamic
revolution, ayatollah seyed ali khamenei for donation of body organs of clinically dead
people. he said transplant of organs from those declared brain dead will serve to save
many lives. he said the islamic consultative assembly (majlis) has yet to pass legislation
to legalize the transplant of organs, but, from the religious point of view the leader has
authorized the practice. the veteran heart surgeon said a few days ago the surgeons
succeeded in saving 16 lives, using the organs of a single man who had been clinically
dead. after legalizing the transplantation by the parliament more lives will be
saved, dr.
arefi said.
tehran, may 29, irna -- leader of the islamic revolution ayatollah
seyed ali khamenei said on saturday that introducing all aspects of the late imam
khomeini's personality would serve as a key to neutralize enemy conspiracies. in a meeting
with members of the headquarters in charge of holding the 10th anniversary of departure of
the late imam khomeini, the leader said the late imam khomeini was the symbol of the
islamic values for the iranian nation. the late imam khomeini passed away in 1989.
"the late imam was a rare example for the iranian nation in terms of the
islamic, cultural, political and the historical values," the leader said. ayatollah khamenei
said that the founder of the islamic revolution always observed piety in his
decision-making, behavior and attitude. "piety is that every human being should be
given the islamic dignity. piety is very important in guiding the the society," the
leader said. "we should observe piety to reach victory and deserve the blessing of
the almighty. since the late imam khomeini came into the social scene in iran, piety has
been observed in the form of keeping oneself consistent with religious criteria in every
aspect of social life," the supreme leader said. on the political and historical
values observed by the late imam khomeini, the leader said the imam held iran and the
great iranian nation in high reverence. the late imam never heeded to the material aspect
of life and only relied on the grace of the almighty. the leader of the islamic revolution
said the enemies of the iranian nation were against the spiritual heritage of the late
imam khomeini. the organs in charge of world order along with hidden and influential hands
in international politics, or in other words, owners of world's economic, media and
propaganda companies had their own plans for iran and the region, but, the late imam
khomeini, widely supported by the iranian nation, established the islamic system and
foiled their long-term or medium term scheme against iran and the region. ayatollah
khamenei said the prominent personality of the late imam khomeini have been
institutionalized in the the islamic system of government. elsewhere in his
speech, the
leader glorified the works done by the forces loyal to the islamic republic in the
cultural, political and intellectual fields and said, "very worthy jobs have been
accomplished in iran which led the enemy to disenchantment. one of the jobs that
disappoint the enemy is honoring the memory of the late imam khomeini," the leader
said. prior to the leader's speech, head of the headquarters in charge of holding the
commemoration ceremony mohammad ali ansari gave a report on the programs to be implemented
in commemoration of the father of the islamic republic.
Father of Lebanese Shuhada expresses his love to the Leader
(26.5.1999)
IPIS 26.5.1999, Delmenhorst, Since a few weeks a new magazine called
"Imamat" is published inside IRI. The director of this new magazine
"Mohammad Ali Ramin" has made a trip to Lebanon to visit families of shuhada and
during his visit in germany now he tolled us some events I would like to share them with
my dear brothers and sisters:
He visited the father of two shuhada sons (both shahid during exploding zionist enemies to
hell), and living near to the zionists occupied region. The father showed him the room
within one shahid sons clothes. And he explained that this son always had a picture of
Imam Khamene'i on his shirt on the place of his heart. One day the mother saw how the son
removed this picture from his shirt during leaving for jihad. And she asked her son what
has happened, that you remove this beloved picture? He answered that he saw in his
dream,
that he will be shot in his heart on that day, and he did not want the picture of his imam
to fell on the ground nor to be demolished with his blood.
The same father always stand up, when the name of Imam Khamene'i was mentioned and when
the visitor asked him why he did so, the answer was: "I do not really know the great
value of Imam Khamene'i, otherwise I would be with my sons.
In a second situation Br. Ramin wanted to give some pictures of Imam Khamene'i to a family
but they regretted very hardly turned back and the young girl of the house left the room
immideately. Br. Ramin very astonished asked about the reason of this reaction. The family
answered, that they don’t have "wudu" (ritual cleaning) so that they
don’t allow themselves to look or touch such a holy picture. In that moment the girl
came back with wet face just after "wudu" and enjoyed the gift.
tehran, may 26, irna -- the leader of the islamic revolution ayatollah
seyed ali khamenei wednesday reinstated ali larijani, the director of the islamic republic
of iran broadcasting (irib) for another five year term. larijani was appointed by the
leader as the chief of the state radio and television organization in february 1994,
replacing mohammad hashemi rafsanjani, brother of the former president and current
chairman of the expediency council akbar hashemi rafsanjani. in his new decree to
larijani, the supreme leader praised larijani and his colleagues at the irib for their
"outstanding activities and painstaking efforts" in running "this sensitive
and important center." the leader also said that part of the guidelines issued in his
previous decree to larijani had been materialized "thanks to your efforts and
management", adding that "the qualitative and quantitative improvement" in
the organization in various areas was a fact that could not be denied. the leader said
another part of the irib programs were expected to be accomplished "with your
continued struggle and untiring efforts."
Marriage of Imam Khamene’is son (25.5.1999)
IPIS 25.5.1999, Delmenhorst, Based on safe sources some time ago the
second son of Imam Khamene'i has married. For the marriage ceremony only about 40 persons
have been invited. For the meal Imam Khamene'i had only given the permission for a simple
meal and bread but no rice. For information it has to bee mentioned, that during public
days (aschura, Id and so on) in the same house some hundreds of persons are provided with
meal and rice as much they want. The director of Imam Khamene'is office then asked for
permission to spend some rice for that simple meal, but Imam Khamene'i did not
allow. Last
not least the office director asked to give a few kilo of rice as marriage gift to the
couple and then Imam Khamene'i gave his permission.
One school teacher of Imam Khamene'is sons (while Imam Khamene'i was President)
tolled,
that he saw the young boy how he wrote with such a short lead pencil, that it was nearly
impossible to held it between the fingers. He asked the boy to change his pencil and he
was ready to give him a new one. But the young boy answered that this was
impossible,
because he had to bring back the rest of it to his father to get a new one.
tehran, may 25, irna -- the supreme leader of the islamic revolution
ayatollah ali khamenei here on tuesday termed formation of the city/village islamic
councils as a source of pride for the islamic republic and called on councilors to spend
all their time on serving the masses. addressing officials in charge of islamic councils
in urban and rural areas as well as organizers of the city/village islamic council
elections on february 26, the supreme leader said that since its establishment 20 years
ago, iran's islamic revolution has witnessed 20 elections. constant recourse to public
votes means people's all-out presence on the scenes of action and decision
making, said
the leader, regretting that despite such an evident reality, the propaganda machines of
arrogant powers have always accused the islamic republic of being dictator, despotic and
unpopular, without acknowledging that the islamic republic relies on people. ''enemy's
accusations, however, do not change the realities. officials now working in various
sectors represent the iranian people,'' the supreme leader said. ayatollah khamenei also
referred to the fact that the hands of the u.s. and other world devouring powers have been
cut off the iranian nation's rich resources. the leader said: ''the islamic revolution cut
off the hands of plunderers. that's why they (plunderers) are angry with the people and
officials of the islamic republic and are constantly trying to impose their hegemonic
dominance on the iranian nation once again. the iranian nation, however, is vigilant and
ready to foil the enemy's plots to plunder its resource.'' stressing the importance of
consultation for removal of shortcomings and problems, the leader of the islamic
revolution said members of councils should do their best to fulfill their legal duties for
the sake of god in order to enhance the status of the noble nation of iran. if councils
manage to fulfill the responsibilities entrusted to them by the constitution many problems
facing people will be solved, the leader concluded.
tehran, may 24, irna -- supreme leader of the islamic revolution
ayatollah ali khamenei said here on monday that military knowledge, commanding power,
vigilance, talents, faith and the divine and islamic values of muslim combatants were the
key to their victory in the ''complicated and grand'' operations beit
ul-moqaddas. beit
ul-moqaddas operations were launched in southwestern province of khuzestan in 1982,
leading to the liberation of port city of khorramshahr on may 24 the same year from iraqi
occupation. addressing thousands of military commanders and combatants as well as the
bereaved families of those martyred in the said operations, the leader said ''dozens of
factors are combined together to form military knowledge and show the military talent and
genius of an armed force and this was the same thing that happened during the victorious
beit ul-moqaddas operations.'' a nation will become invincible if it manages to strengthen
faith in god among its people, especially among its youth, and creates a sense of
sacrifice among them for the sake of great causes, said the leader. therefore, the leader
added, any person interested in the destiny of the nation and country should strive for
strengthening the nation's faith, the youth's religious beliefs and their connection with
islamic ideals, said the leader, adding that any person acting against this policy is one
deceived by the enemy or a member of the enemy forces. ''the enemy has been slapped in the
face by people's faith and religious zeal. therefore, enemy's hostility towards people's
religious zeal is out of question. but those who are hnterested hn dignity of islamic iran
should strengthen people's religious zeal and strive for adherence of young generations to
pure islamic and revolutionary ideals,'' said the supreme leader. elsewhere in his
remarks, ayatollah khamenei said ''those showing wrong behaviors, words and mentality
under influence of the enemy's propaganda do not represent the iranian youth.
rather, the
young generation of the country is the one, who will once again show his strong adherence
to islam if it happens to undergo another test or fight for the sake of god.'' concluding
his remarks, the leader of the islamic revolution expressed the hope that the iranian
nation would remain steadfast and firm in the path of god and that enemy would not be
capable of finding any foothold in islamic iran.
tehran, may 23, irna -- a decree issued by the late founder of the
islamic republic of iran, imam khomeuini on may 23, 1979 was read at the beginning of the
grand assembly of islamic counciles of cities and villages at azadi square here
sunday. in
his decree issued to the islamic revolutionary council, the imam had said: "in order
to establish a popular government in iran and (ensure) the rule of people on their
destiney which are among essential factors in the islamic republic, it is necessary that
the executive regulations of the councils to administer the city and village affairs be
prepared and communicated to the government after approval so that the administraion would
implement them immediately."
then a message of the leader of the islamic revolution ayatollah seyyed ali khamenei to
the inaugural ceremony of the first term of the islamic city and village councils on april
29 was again read by the head of the leader's office hojatoelslam mohammadi
golpayegani.
the leader said in the message that through formation of city councils, the iranian nation
took a step forwards towards full realization of the constitution and expressed hope that
the councils will be successful in achieving the lofty goals of imam khomeini and in
resolving the problems facing the iranian people. ayatollah khamenei added now that people
have voted for their trustees, those elected to the councils are expected to do their best
and spare no effort to fulfill the duties entrusted to them by law in serving the people.
the supreme leader also called on the government and other officials of the country to
seize this valuable opportunity to encourage people's participation in council
affairs.
highlighting the responsibilities of the islamic councils, the leader stressed that the
prime duty of the members of the councils is ''understanding and consensus among
themselves.'' otherwise, he cautioned, the newly founded body will fail in proving to be a
source of blessing for the nation. political and factional disputes and involvement in any
measure which affects the unity of council members is harmful to the councils, the leader
said. underlining constant contacts between members of the councils and the people,
ayatollah khamenei said that the members should fully recognize their responsibilities and
make efforts to realize them. the leader advised the council members not to make people
hopeful over issues not stipulated in the law which cannot be fulfilled due to certain
restrictions. ayatollah khamenei also called on officials to consider council members as
their reliable advisors and help them as much as possible to fulfill their
duties. two
members of the islamic councils, seyyed ismael mofidi from mashhad and ms. nasrin
rashidi-mofrad from khorramabad in their addersses to the nationwide gathering called on
the president to take the newly established councils into consideration in condification
of the third five-year development plan. some 107,000 members of the city and village
islamic councils are attending the assembly.
tehran, may 22, irna -- an international seminar on great iranian
muslim thinker and philosopher molla sadra opened here on saturday with a message from the
supreme leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah ali khamenei. the message was read by
member of the high ouncil of cultural revolution gholam-ali haddad-adel. in his message,
ayatollah khamenei said that although the west and even parts of the muslim world have
little knowledge of this unique personality, molla sadra's philosophical works and
theories have been studied by political circles in iran at least over the past three
centuries. like other philosophies, molla sadra's philosophical theories are not confined
to certain geographical limits or a certain nationality bur rather belong to all nations
and societies, said the message, adding that all human beings needed a framework and solid
logic to understand and interpret nature. no other culture or civilization without such
strong foundations can lead man towards spiritual prosperity, resistance and tranquility
or equip man's life with a divine goal, said the leader. ''this is why we believe that
islamic philosophy especially the philosophical style introduced by molla sadra is looking
for its vacant place in man's mind and that it will eventually find it,'' the message
said. the message said that iranians were more than any one else indebted to and
responsible before the divine philosophy of molla sadra. ''this era was characterized by
rising of a sun, the late imam khomeini, who was a unique personality in the fields of
religion, philosophy and politics and a well-distinguished expert on molla sadra's
philosophy,'' the message added. the message expressed hope that the seminar would prepare
the ground for a comparison between islamic philosophy, especially molla sadra's
philosophy and that of the west.
tehran, may 22, irna -- supreme leader of the islamic revolution
ayatollah ali khamenei in a letter addressed to president mohammad hatami saturday gave
the go ahead for enforcement of the general policies of the third five-year economic
development plan. the letter said these policies, aiming to administer social justice,
promote religion, science, culture, security and economic welfare and enhance the
country's dignity and creditability at international level, laid emphasis on people's
contribution and served as a platform for development of the country. elsewhere in his
letter, the supreme leader called on the president to guarantee implementation of the
36-point policy concerning the economic, cultural, social, political, defense and security
sectors, in cooperation with the majlis and members of the cabinet under constant
supervision of the expediency council. the economic section of the general policies
includes: directing all economic activities towards administration of social justice,
narrowing the gap between the incomes of people from various walks of life and ridding the
low income classes of society of poverty. establishing a comprehensive social insurance
system to support the rights of the deprived and oppressed people, uprooting poverty and
supporting public institutes as well as popular and charity foundations consistent with
the religious and revolutionary principles. curbing inflation, maintaining purchasing
power of the middle and low income classes, supporting investment and creating jobs.
improving the taxation system in order to insure justice in collection of taxes, paying
attention to production, investment in manufacturing sector, strengthening motivation
among the public to pay taxes and increasing ratio of taxes to government income.
developing rural areas and paying attention to villagers' standard of living. creating job
opportunities, making investments with an aim to provide employment opportunities,
especially in areas of agriculture, processing industries and small and medium-sized
workshops. amending the regulations, which have created or will create certain monopolies
in certain segments of economic activities, in accordance with the interests of the
country. giving equal share to the public, private and cooperative sectors in benefiting
from advantages and information sources. honoring provisions of the article 8 of the
second five-year development plan (1995-2000) which called for ceding the state-owned
economic institutions to the cooperative and private sectors. guaranteeing security of
investment, paying attention to construction and honoring the wealth and properties gained
through legitimate means. compiling a comprehensive plan that would increase export of
non-oil commodities while decreasing reliance on oil revenues. taking advantage of the
country's geographical conditions especially for boosting trade. guaranteeing food
security and self-sufficiency in production of basic commodities by increasing domestic
production especially in the area of agriculture. improving the monetary system and the
country's financial markets to maintain the value of the national currency, channeling
financial resources towards investment in the areas of production and occupation.
observing national interests and principles of the constitution and preventing domination
of foreigners in attracting foreign investment. providing training for workforce in
various levels to make them efficient in addressing the needs of economic institutions.
the cultural section of the general policies includes: upgrading religious and quranic
insight, consolidating the intellectual and practical values of the islamic revolution and
confronting foreigners' cultural onslaught. taking religious and political thoughts of the
late imam khomeini into consideration in all policy making procedures and planning and
giving prominence to his role maintaining the religious face of the society and protecting
its islamic and revolutionary values. persuading the mass media, especially the islamic
republic of iran's broadcasting (irib), to keep healthy the public atmosphere, upgrade
virtues and offer sound information and realizing general policies of development
programs. paying attention to promotion of talents, encouraging creativity and scientific
initiatives, improving research and enhancing the scientific and technological potential
of the country. introducing lofty culture and values of islam and islamic iran to world
peoples, informing the people about the personality as well as the political and
ideological doctrines of the late imam khomeini, using the experiences of other countries,
especially the countries sharing common bonds with iran, in drawing up economic plans and
identifying the factors which have led to their victory or failure.
the social, political, defense and security section of the general policies includes:
expanding and promoting the spirit of cooperation and public contribution and people's
support for government. paying attention to the youth, preparing grounds for their
spiritual and scientific progress, striving for removal of their problems such as
marriage, job and education. strengthening family foundation as well as women's status in
family and society, providing women with their religious and legal rights and giving
special attention to their constructive role. giving priority to war veterans and granting
financial and other cultural and economic facilities to them. paying attention to order,
rule of law, working spirit, self-sufficiency, saving, preventing extravagance on the part
of people and officials and fighting corruption. improving administrative system in order
to enhance activities and efficiency, rendering more services to the public, guaranteeing
dignity and living standard of employees, employing competent and reliable managers and
insuring their job security, removing or merging parallel managements, stressing
decentralization of the administrative and executive bodies, preventing and fighting
administrative corruption and devising necessary laws. strengthening the inspection and
monitoring system and improving laws and regulations in order to any conflicts between the
duties of the monitoring and inspection bodies. conducting long-term comprehensive studies
on the country's territorial issues based on security and defense considerations, economic
efficiency, territorial integrity, administration of social justice, environmental
protection and conservation of natural resources, maintenance of islamic and iranian
identity and safeguarding cultural heritage, facilitation of internal and external
relations of the country's economy and attention to development by relying on domestic
resources and elimination of deprivation from rural areas. stabilizing the country's
foreign policies on basis of principles of dignity, wisdom and and by pursuing the
following goals:
expanding bilateral, regional and international cooperation, preventing tension in
relations with non-hostile countries, taking advantage of such relations to increase the
national strength, confronting hegemony and aggressive measures in foreign diplomacy,
making efforts to rid the region of presence of foreign military forces, confronting
unipolarization of the world, supporting innocent and oppressed muslims and nations,
bringing about further convergence among muslim states and improving structure of the
united nations. increasing the country's defense, security and disciplinary potential to
deter and give crushing response to threats, guaranteeing national interests and social
security, supporting foreign policy and enhancing peace, stability and security in the
region using all facilities available. giving serious attention to the government's
sovereignty, improving public security and preventing and confronting social crimes and
corruption by strengthening and bringing about coordination among the judicial, security
and disciplinary institutes. strengthening, promoting and renovating defense industries
with an emphasis on research and accelerating transfer of sophisticated technology. giving
special attention to the public's presence and involvement in the security and defense of
country and revolution through development of basij (volunteer forces) from qualitative
and quantitative points of view.
Imam Khamene'i gives no money for his pictures, no sugar at
home (19.5.1999)
IPIS: One representative of "Islamic Way" (rahe islami) went
to the leaders office to get some newer pictures of Imam Khamene'i. After they showed him
some he was informed, that now every of those pictures are available now and have to be
printed again, if he has interest and of course he has to pay for every singe picture.
Although the representative for sure wanted to pay he was astonished about this remark and
asked about the reason. Then he was informed, than Imam Khamene'i does not allow his own
picture to be printed with any public money nor does he give any private money for that.
The members of the office themselves print the picture my own organization and therefor
have to sell them.
Another event was delivered by the member of the mailing group "payam" to
islam-pure: In the time of Imam Khamene'is presidency, some friends visited the house of
Imam Khamene'i. He brought tea but there was not sugar cube. He apologized for the fact
that his "sahmieh" had been finished for that month.
leader calls on scientists, intellectuals
to promote culture (19.5.1999)
tehran, may 19, irna -- supreme leader of the islamic revolution ayatollah ali khamenei
here on wednesday said men of science, culture and intellect shouldered the duty of
promoting culture, wisdom, intellect, religion, virtues and morality in the society.
addressing clergies and friday prayers leaders of the northern province of mazandaran,
ayatollah khamenei hailed the ''key' role of intellectuals, including ulama, preachers,
professors and authors, in protecting the spiritual and intellectual health of the
society. the leader said that if those responsible for the intellectual development of
society fail to keep themselves abreast of the latest in science or fail to boost their
morale by pondering on the truth of nature, they will lag behind the intellectual
development of the society. the paramount leader said the late imam khomeini was the
symbol of responsibility, endeavor and steadfastness. overlooking deviation and wrong
doing is the number one enemy of the mission and commitment of ulama and intellectuals,
warned the leader. ayatollah khamenei referred to bravery as the prerequisite for sound
intellectualism and said bravery does not mean merely standing to the enemy, rather a
brave man is the one who attaches importance to truth and responsibility and imam khomeini
was unique in this regard. the leader of the islamic revolution called on the audience to
follow imam khomeini's personality and characteristics in current year, designated as the
year of imam khomeini.
tehran, may 19, irna -- supreme leader of the islamic revolution
ayatollah ali khamenei called on the iranian armed forces to take lessons from sublime
teachings, discipline and bravery of the late imam khomeini and be fully ready to fulfill
the grave responsibility entrusted to them. addressing himself to students of imam
khomeini marine science university and those of the marine science and technology faculty
of the islamic revolution guards corps (irgc), ayatollah khamenei said ''you, the brave
youth of the country have got an important chance to fulfill your legal duties, i.e.
serving islam, iran and your great nation and defending the iranian frontiers, in military
uniform under islamic ethics.'' the leader said the late imam khomeini's words and deeds
gave a great lesson for many nations. the late imam was an exemplary man for people from
various walks of life, including military men, adding that that virtue, discipline and
bravery as three outstanding features of the late imam can serve as a lasting lesson for
the armed forces during their services. ayatollah khamenei said that bravery served as a
catalyst in bringing iranian nation out of darkness and humiliation, to the scene of life
among other nations. now too, he added, prosperity of iranian nation and of any other
nations depends on acts of bravery and resistance in the face of arrogant powers. arrogant
powers realize their sinister goals by discouraging nations, said the leader, adding that
the powers who claim to be gendarme of the entire world and deny nations' rights to live
and decide, can reach their inhumane goals by terrorizing nations. they (the arrogant
powers) resort to any means to sow seeds of suspicion and horror among nations,
governments, statesmen, officials, military men and people from various strata, cautioned
the leader. ''however, the iranian nation did not submit to big powers thanks to its wise
leadership (of imam khomeini) and this has been remained as an everlasting lesson for our
nation and other nations of the world,'' said the leader. elsewhere in his remarks,
ayatollah khamenei said the attacks launched on yugoslavia by the u.s. and its allies were
not meant at all to support kosovar muslims. ''the bloody war in the balkans is a power
struggle in the region and one should not think that the attacks by the u.s. and its
allies against yugoslavia aimed to defend muslims because as a result of such attacks the
situation of kosovar muslims has worsened and sometimes muslims have been targets of
bombings. now kosovar people are living under a very critical situation,'' said the
supreme leader. concluding his remarks, the leader called on young military forces to
undergo training in various fields, strengthen their will, spirit and body and take giant
strides to augment their knowledge, discipline, virtue and discipline.
Leader receives dozens of iranian publishers
tehran, may 18, 1999 irna —the leader of the islamic revolution,
ayatollah seyed ali khamenei, in a meeting with a group of Iranian
publishers said the islamic republic is in principle receptive to
opposition ideologies and allows publication of those ideologies because
once wrong ideas are published, the proper ideology will markedly stand
out from the wrong ideas. he said: "the enemy is trying to attack the
political System in the islamic republic with the aid of cultural devices.
to publish ideas and ideas that have a certain orientation and are part of
a framework for undermining the system is harmful because the persons
behind those ideas do not solely seek to offer a mere idea or a
philosophical or political thought and they may be knowingly or
unknowingly pursuing a plot for sabotage and subversion. publication and
dissemination of unethical works of art is another aspect of a negative
cultural work which will have immediate effect. that sector of works of
art which have ruinous ethical effects will have to be prevented, this
prevention is the necessary screening practice. therefore, islamic
agencies, as well as the ministry of islamic guidance and publishers must
be wary lest they will lose sight of that goal.
certainly, the islamic republic is opposed to certain ruinous freedoms
such as sexual freedom and the freedom to commit sin, and it will not
allow the young generation of the state to be exposed to ruinous effects
of those things in the area of culture and arts it will not allow the
youth to be led astray and to corruption. therefore, the system is
sensitive to the issue of the print media, books and Publishing only from
that angle. freedom of thought and academic freedoms were among the
earliest Slogans of the islamic revolution. since a long time ago a
cultural and political move has started by the opponents of islam and the
system with the idea of leaving its marking the minds of the people in the
area of ethics and public faith, why there is a stronger movement towards
that direction, but with the grace of god, the islamic system will stand
firmly against that movement. the next step of the opponents of the
islamic System is to infiltrate the pillars of the islamic System of
government. the fuss about advisory supervision is vesical and unfouded,
and is done with the idea to weaken the guardian council and with the idea
of paving the way for the presence in the legislative organs of the state
of people opposed to islam. that is what they once did.
tehran, may 12, irna -- the supreme leader of the islamic revolution
ayatollah ali khamenei donated rls 100 million and president mohammad khatami rls 50
million to muslim kosovar refugees on wednesday. the cash aid follows a call on people to
extend relief aid to muslim kosovar refugees. thursday, may 13, has been designated as the
day for iranian muslim people's solidarity with oppressed kosovar muslims.
tehran, may 11, irna -- the leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah
ali khamenei, in a letter in response to the appeal of representatives of the islamic
consultative assembly (majlis) to resolve karbaschi's problem, stressed that settlement of
such matters lies within the authority of the judiciary. the leader's response was to a
letter by some 146 majlis deputies who appealed to him to grant amnesty to the former
mayor of tehran gholamhossein karbaschi now serving his prison term. the leader stressed
that it is to the benefit of the country and the nation that legal rulings are not
affected by different motives. the leader's letter was read at today's open session of
majlis by speaker ali akbar nateq nouri. ayatollah khamenei expressed the hope that
defense of executive managers which he said is approvable in its right place, will not
lead to immunity from the prosecution. the leader further called on the judiciary
officials to provide public with adequate information on the case in order to remove all
possible ambiguities. the supreme leader also called on the majlis deputies and other
officials of the country not to disturb public opinion as sought by the enemies. in
conclusion the leader wished success for the majlis deputies in foiling plots of the
enemies of islam and the islamic republic.
tehran, may 10, irna -- the supreme leader of the islamic revolution
ayatollah ali khamenei in a speech to friday prayer leaders on monday stressed the need to
enable people to analyze various phenomena and their everyday's issues. the supreme leader
said that father of islamic revolution and founder of the islamic republic, the late imam
khomeini serves as a everlasting guide for people through the path of contemplation and
deliberation. people's inability to analyze various domestic and foreign issues would be
detrimental to the islamic society, the leader of the islamic revolution warned. what is
of high significance in this juncture is getting people to think and contemplate, said the
leader, calling on the audience to pave the way for people's intellectual development and
equip them with the power of contemplation and analysis because their inability to analyze
and contemplate on issues would cause irreparable damage. friday prayers congregation is
an important occasion for persuading people to think and contemplate, ayatollah khamenei
advised. elsewhere in his remarks, the leader said that deliberation and contemplation are
not meant to cast doubt over the absolute facts rather it means relying on signs and
guidance that prevent man from making mistakes. hailing the late imam as a wise,
far-sighted and reliable man as well as a politician, the leader called on the friday
prayers leaders to elaborate on various aspects of the auspicious life of the late imam in
their friday prayer sermons, this year, which marks the 100th birth anniversary of the
late founder of the islamic revolution. ayatollah khamenei also called on the friday
prayer leaders to ponder on the verses of holy quran and works of the late iranian
philosopher ayatollah morteza motahhari.
tehran, may 8, irna -- the supreme leader of the islamic revolution
ayatollah seyyed ali khamenei here saturday received the visiting zimbabwean president
robert gabriel mugabe and his entourage. the leader in his speech referring to the
available potentialities of the two countries, said that the prevalent conditions are
favorite for both iran and zimbabwe to further expand their cooperation. the leader then
recalling the prevailing political atmosphere around the world and the perils being faced
by the nations due to the united states imposition of unipolar policy, indicated that
under such circumstances there was a need for broadening cooperation among those countries
which follow an independent stance. appreciating mugabe's personality and his independent
policies, the supreme leader of the islamic revolution pointed out that bilateral
cooperation will also help the two nations preserve their political independence.
referring to the detente policy of the islamic republic of iran, the leader specified that
tehran is fully determined to preserve and safeguard its detente policy besides being
committed to its foreign policy principles at international forums. pointing to the policy
of the big powers in trying to force their domination in order to fully exercise their
domineering military might, the leader termed the palestinian issue, continuation of civil
war in afghanistan and crisis in the balkans as the painful events of the world. the
supreme religious jurisprudence said, "what is going on in the balkan region is an
example of an unrestrained exercise of power. the zimbabwean president expressed pleasure
over his meeting with the supreme leader of the islamic revolution and assessed his
meetings with the iranian officials as `fruitful' and`constructive'. he said the
zimbabwean nation based on its independent policy is to fully expand bilateral relations
with the islamic republic of iran. mugabe then termed the islamic republic of iran as a
developing country and hailed the iranian people for their resistance vis-a-vis the
arrogant powers. zimbabwe's president leading a high ranking delegation arrived in tehran
friday morning and was welcomed by iran's minister of ommerce and chairman of the
iran-zimbabwe joint commission mohammad shariatmadari.
tehran, may 5, irna -- the leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah
seyed ali khamenei said on wednesday that teachers and workers are the most effective and
worthiest strata of the society, calling on the public to honor their services. in a
meeting with a group of teachers and workers, the leader paid tribute to martyr ayatollah
morteza motahari. the martyrdom anniversary of the late ayatollah motahari, the
contemporary philosopher and thinker is commemorated in iran as the teacher day. he was
assassinated by a terrorist group on may 2, 1979. the may 1 is observed in iran as the
workers day. the leader said the late ayatollah motahari spent his graceful life on
explaining the islamic teachings and engaging in debates with those who were lobbying
against religious way of thinking, and stood as a strong bastion before the enemies of the
islamic principles. the supreme leader said that the books written by the late ayatollah
motahari serve as guidance to the young generation, the teachers and workers and said the
young generation should be provided with new opportunity to promote their mental capacity
in light of the doctrines of the late ayatollah motahari. ayatollah khamenei said
education is one of the fundamental needs of human being and the teachers and workers are
respected due to their services in terms of science and practice. the leader said the
government and people are obliged to appreciate the services of the teachers and the
workers. the leader said in order to achieve economic independence and get rid of reliance
on oil revenues, the government and the parliament and other organs should adopt measures
to solve labour-related issues. a lot of good jobs have been done in this field by the
government and workers should know that the islamic republic supports their rights, the
leader said.
elsewhere in his speech, the leader said the teachers are the pioneers
of the political and cultural development. "the political and cultural development in
a society provide an opportunity to think properly, understand properly. under this
situation the conspiracy or campaign of disinformation would be futile. of course this
cannot be provided by controversy or newspaper games. the political and cultural
development can only be created by the teachers," the supreme leader said. ayatollah
khamenei said the teachers have decisive role in the major issues of the human community
and emphasized that the people and the islamic system are required to honor their
function.
tehran, may 4. irna -- the leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah
ali khamenei, received the visiting saudi second deputy premier and defense minister
prince sultan ibn abd al-aziz and his entourage here tuesday morning. the supreme leader
underlined the need for cooperation among islamic governments to resolve problems of the
world of islam. the leader also stressed iran's readiness to promote cooperation with the
saudi government. the supreme leader underlined the need for cooperation among islamic
governments in order to settle the existing problems facing the muslim nations and
stressed the need for optimal use of huge human and natural resources of the world of
islam to improve the status of muslims throughout the globe.
ayatollah khamenei termed promotion of tehran-riyadh relations over the
past few years as being to the benefit of the two nations and stressed that issues
concerning the persian gulf region, critical situation in kosovo and palestine and
destabilizing presence of foreign forces in the persian gulf are among crucial issues on
which both countries should concentrate their efforts. referring to propaganda campaigns
by the enemies of islam to prevent cooperation among the islamic states, the leader called
for iran-saudi arabia constant cooperation to stabilize oil price. as to the key role of
the islamic republic of iran and saudi arabia in establishing friendship and unity among
muslim governments, ayatollah khamenei said that the islamic iran has always been ready to
cooperate with other muslim states. iran and saudi arabia, through bilateral cooperation,
are capable of shouldering great responsibilities with regards to the two nations and the
entire world of islam, the leader added. meanwhile, prince abd al-aziz announced his
gladness with his meeting with the leader of the islamic revolution and voiced his
government's interest in expanding ties with the islamic republic of iran in various
fields. he further underlined the two countries' joint stands on stabilizing the oil
price.
