“These issues that exist among people that we are Iranian and what we need to do for Iran are not correct; these issues are not correct. This issue, which is perhaps being discussed everywhere, regarding paying attention to nation and nationality is nonsense in Islam and is against Islam. One of the things that the designers of Imperialism and their agents have promoted is the idea of nation and nationality.”
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder and former Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was born on September 24, 1902, and passed away on June 3, 1989. He was a pivotal figure in Iran's history, leading the Islamic Revolution that overthrew the Pahlavi monarchy and established the Islamic Republic. more
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