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Islamic Revolution’s
Cultural Impacts
Prepared for IAI Center, Stockholm, 2016
Iran:

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The Revolution
Feb., 1979,
Revolutionaries broke
into the leading radio
station of Tehran and
broadcast
“This is the voice of the
revolution of the
Iranian people!”

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Islamic Revolution’s Impacts
Significant impacts on
Iran’s relationships with outside,
USA programs for Muslim
countries,
Scientific theorems about
revolutions,
Islamic movements,
and etc.

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Early Days
It attracts attention of many people
around the world,
Even non-Muslims,
Farr beyond middle east
Make Muslim people under pressure
happy as it was a real independent
Islamic revolution,

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Early Days
Many scholars like Michel Foucault
drawn new scientific insights,
From their previous views, Islam was
unable to motivate and encourage a
movement,
Refer to Egypt’s recent movement

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Even Now…
The successful continuation of the
Islamic revolution for 37 years motivates
many scholars to see:
How such an independent country can
sustain in the middle east?

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Cultural Impacts:
Rehabilitation of religious identity,
Proof of concept for Theocracy,
Support for Palestine desire,
Muslim Unity.

8. Rehabilitation of religious identity,
Proof of concept for Theocracy,
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Rehabilitation of religious identity
In that time,
Iranian youth had been grown in a secular
society,
Islamic values were absent in the Cinema’s,
Universities, Schools, etc.
The number of bars were comparable or
even more than the number of mosques,
The same conditions were the case in
other Islamic countries,

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Rehabilitation of religious identity
It was a common belief that Islam is
unable to make a movement,
All successful movements must be
related to the Economy, and non-
religious roots,
Even some Muslims were ashamed of
being known as a God believer.

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Rehabilitation of religious identity
But…
Islamic revolution showed to all Muslim
people that the problem is with our
Islamic practice, not with the Islam,
Islam is able to govern a modern society,
It can offer you independency.

12. Support for Palestine desire,
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Support for Palestine desire,
In 1978, USA made an agreement
between Egypt and Israel,
USA was expecting other Arab countries
to also sign a contract with Israel,
After the unsuccessful war between
Israel and Arab countries, many Muslims
had lost their hope for a free Palestine,

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Support for Palestine desire,
But Imam Khomeini changed the Israel
Embassy to the Palestine Embassy,
He named the last Friday in Ramadan as
the Quds day to prevent the world from
forgetting Palestine pains form being
occupied,

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Support for Palestine desire,
Palestine leader, Shahid Fathi Sheghaghi:
Intifazeh is a results of 1979 Islamic
revolution,
If we seek success, we must follow
Imam’s path.

16. Muslim Unity
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17. Muslim Unity
The Islamic community faces challenges,
increasing daily and taking various shapes.
What is the purpose of this struggle against
Islam?
It is to take Muslims’ confession from them,
Influencing the ideology of Muslims,
Separating Muslims from the values of Islam.
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18. Muslim Unity
There is only one way out for Muslims – to
regain their former unity.
Only when Muslims unite and become a
united group, they will manage to stand up
to anyone and anything.
Unity can only be achieved if Muslims get
away from unnecessary disputes among
themselves.
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19. Muslim Unity
Muslim unity was among the big dreams of
many Muslim scholars like:
Seyed Jamal
Hasan Al-Bana
Imam Khomeini,
and many others.
But it has never happened…
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20. Muslim Unity
It is among the our dreams even now,
After revolution we have the unity week for
the birthday of out prophet,
We have established Dar-Al-Taghrib, which
is a place for discussion among Muslim
scholars to make them closer to each other,
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21. Muslim Unity
Many other works to do….
The main problem:
The kingdoms and governments in some
Islamic countries.
They will be in danger if Muslim unity
happens.
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The End
Peace be upon Muhammad
and his Family