Assembly of Experts - Article Index

Article - Lokas Or Planes: Kubera Loka
The greatly effulgent assembly-hall of Vaisravana (Kubera) is one hundred Yojanas in length and seventy Yojanas in breadth. It was built ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Majlis Election, 2004: Encyclopedia - Iranian Majlis Election, 2004
Iran This article is part of the series: Politics of Iran Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Assembly of Expert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini
Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was an Ira...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Majlis Election 2004: Encyclopedia - Iranian Majlis Election 2004
Iran This article is part of the series: Politics of Iran Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Assembly of Expert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali Khamenei: Encyclopedia Ii - Ali Khamenei - Presidency
Iran This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Iran Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali Khamenei: Encyclopedia Ii - Ali Khamenei - Presidency
Iran This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Iran Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Political Parties In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Political Parties In Iran - The Parties
It is quite difficult to get a clear view on the support of the Iranian political parties. Major parties seems to be the following partie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Iran - Political Conditions
Iran's post-revolution difficulties have included an eight-year war with Iraq, internal political struggles and unrest, and economic diso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruhollah Khomeini - Political Thought And Legacy
Throughout his many writings and speeches, Khomeini consistently promoted his vision of a theocratic Islamic society, guided by the moral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - President Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - President Of Iran - Role In The State
In contrast with most republics, the effective head of Iran's political establishment is not the president, but rather the Supreme Leader...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tudeh Party Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Tudeh Party Of Iran - History
Tudeh Party of Iran - Birth of the Communist movement in Iran. The history of the communist movement in Iran dates back to the late 19t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worker-communist Party Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Worker-communist Party Of Iran - Current Leadership And Organs
The Currenet leaders and organs of WPI Are: Leader, the Secretary of Centeral Committee: Hamid Taghvaee Central Committee: chosen in Fift...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Supreme Leader Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Supreme Leader Of Iran - The Mandate
While the Supreme Leader is the ultimate head of the Iranian political establishment, the President of Iran, who is elected by the people...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan Province - History
Khuzestan Province - Pre-Islamic History. History of Iran Empires of Iran: Jiroft Kingdom Elamite Kingdom Mannaeans kingdom Median E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Presidential Election 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Presidential Election 2005 - Candidates
The registration of the candidates finished on May 14, 2005 and 1014 candidates had registered to run, including many people who didn't h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - History
Written history in Iran begins with the Proto-Elamites around 3000BC, and continues with the arrival of The Aryans and the establishment ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan - History
Khuzestan - Pre-Islamic History. Jiroft Kingdom Elamite Kingdom Median Empire Achaemenid Empire Seleucid Empire Parthian Empire Sassan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Encyclopedia Ii - Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani - Political Life
Rafsanjani was a key member of Iran's Revolutionary Council at the beginning of the new Islamic Republic, together with Mohammad Javad Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - History
Sometime around 1500 to 1000 BC, the Iranian nomads of Indo-European stock emigrated to the Iranian plateau possibly from Central Asia. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - Ancient History
The ancient nation of Iran was historically known to the West as Persia until March 21, 1935. The name was used in the West due to the an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruhollah Khomeini - Political Thought And Legacy
Throughout his many writings and speeches, Khomeini consistently promoted his vision of a theocratic Islamic society, guided by the moral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Geography
Iran borders Azerbaijan (length of border: 432 km / 268 mi ) and Armenia (35 km / 22mi) to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Economy
Iran's economy is a mixture of central planning, state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and small-scale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Demographics
Iran - Ethnic groups. The majority of Iran's population speak one of the Iranian languages, though Persian is the official language. Wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - President Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - President Of Iran - Qualifications And Election
The President of Iran is elected in a national election by universal adult suffrage. The selection of candidates for the election is rest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Government And Politics
Iran is a constitutional Islamic Republic, whose political system is laid out in the 1979 constitution called Qanun-e Asasi. Iran's makeu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Presidential Election 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Presidential Election 2005 - Results
While pre-voting polls mostly favored a run-off between Rafsanjani and Mostafa Moeen, the actual vote counts from the Ministry of Interio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Presidential Election 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Presidential Election 2005 - Turnout And Boycotts
The Islamic Republic government of Iran, specially the Supreme Leader and the higher offices, publicly considers the turnout of the voter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Presidential Election 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Presidential Election 2005 - Schedule
The schedule of the election had been decided between the Ministry of Interior and the Guardian Council for June 17, 2004. The election w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Culture
Iran has a long history of art, music, architecture, poetry, philosophy, Traditions, and ideology. Many Iranians believe their culture to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - Islamic Conquest
Its consist of an intermediate era of nearly 150 years between the dissoloution of Sassanid dynasty of Persia and establishment of first ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iranian Presidential Election 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - Iranian Presidential Election 2005 - Election Controversies
After the first round of the election, some people, including Mehdi Karroubi, the pragmatic reformist candidate who ranked third in the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan Province - Geography And Climate
According to the 1996 census, the province had an estimated population of 3.7 million people, of which approximately 62.5% were in the ur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruhollah Khomeini - Life Under Khomeini
Under Khomeini's rule, Islamic law was instituted, with the Islamic dress code being strictly enforced for both men and women as was requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruhollah Khomeini - Death And Funeral
After eleven days in a hospital for an operation to stop internal bleeding, Khomeini died of cancer on Saturday, June 3, 1989 at the age ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worker-communist Party Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Worker-communist Party Of Iran - Publications And Papers
WPI main paper is “Anternasional” Which is in Persian and currently publishd on Fridays in 4 page or more. Communist Youth Organisati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worker-communist Party Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Worker-communist Party Of Iran - Participate In Diffrent Organisation
Since establishment of the party, WPI members and Cadres has created and joined so many Organisations and Campaigns in different issues. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worker-communist Party Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Worker-communist Party Of Iran - Sister Parties
Leftist Worker-Communist Party of Iraq which was formed in 2004 after the major split in WPI is a sister party to WPI. LWPI Current Leade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan Province - Attractions Of Khuzestan
Iran's National Heritage Organization lists 140 sites of Historical and Cultural significance in Khuzestan, reflecting the fact that the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan Province - Economy
Khuzestan is the major oil-producing region of Iran, and as such is one of the wealthiest province in Iran, though it is claimed that thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan Province - People And Culture
Khuzestan, unlike most other provinces in Iran, is inhabited by a number of ethnic minorities and peoples. Autochthonous Persians in majo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan Province - The Origin Of The Name Khuzestan
Main article: Origin of the name Khuzestan The name Khuzestan, which means "The Land of the Khuzi" (see Dehkhoda), refers to the original...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruhollah Khomeini - Family And Descendants
After the death of their father the Mousavi brothers changed their family name; the eldest brother took the name Pasandideh, Khomeini ada...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan Province - Khuzestan In Iranian Literature
Khuzestan has long been the subject of many a writer and poet of Persia. Some popular verses are: زبس کز دامن لب شکر افش...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - The Middle Ages
Persia's next ruling dynasties descended from Central Asian Turkic-speaking warriors who had been moving out of Central Asia into Transox...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruhollah Khomeini - Family And Descendants
In 1929, Khomeini married the daughter of a cleric in Tehran. They had seven children, though only five survived infancy. His daughters a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan - Economy
Khuzestan is the major oil-producing region of Iran, and as such is one of the wealthiest province in Iran, though it is claimed that thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan - Human Rights Situation
Khuzestan - Human Rights Watch. In 1997, Human Rights Watch reported "Iranian Arabs, an ethnic minority centered in southwest Iran, hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan - Attractions Of Khuzestan
Iran's National Heritage Organization lists 140 sites of Historical and Cultural significance in Khuzestan, reflecting the fact that the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Provinces
Iran consists of 30 provinces: Tehran Qom Markazi Qazvin Gilan Ardabil Zanjan East Azarbaijan West Azarbaijan Kurdistan Hamadan Kermansh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Government And Politics
Iran is a constitutional Islamic Republic, whose political system is laid out in the 1979 constitution called Qanun-e Asasi. Iran's makeu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Geography
Iran borders Azerbaijan (length of border: 432 km / 268 mi ) and Armenia (35 km / 22mi) to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan - The Origin Of The Name Khuzestan
Main article: Origin of the name Khuzestan The name Khuzestan, which means "The Land of the Khuzi," refers to the original inhabitants of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Demographics
Iran - Ethnic groups. The majority of Iran's population speak one of the Iranian languages, though only Persian is an official language...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Culture
Like all ancient civilizations, culture constitutes the focal point and heart of Iranian civilization. The art, music, architecture, poet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan - Geography And Climate
According to the 1996 census, the province had an estimated population of 3.7 million people, of which approximately 62.5% were in the ur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khuzestan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khuzestan - People And Culture
Khuzestan, like other provinces in Iran, is inhabited by a number of ethnic minorities and peoples. Autochthonous Persians in major citie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Iran - Executive Branch
The head of state is a religious leader, titled the Supreme Leader. constitution stipulates that this national religious leader is to be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Iran - Political Parties And Elections
For the parliamentary elections of February 20, 2004, the Ministry of Interior Affairs announced a 50% turnout, the lowest in any general...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruhollah Khomeini - Life In Exile
In 1963 he publicly denounced the government of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He was thereby imprisoned for 8 months, and upon his release ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali Khamenei: Encyclopedia Ii - Ali Khamenei - Supreme Leader Velāyat-e Faqih
The Concept of Velāyat-e faqih has its theoratical foundations in the Islamic theology(Shia Theology).Accordingly the one who is most ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruhollah Khomeini - Life Under Khomeini
Under Khomeini's rule, Islamic law was instituted, with the Islamic dress code being strictly enforced for both men and women as was requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruhollah Khomeini: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruhollah Khomeini - Death And Funeral
After eleven days in a hospital for an operation to stop internal bleeding, Khomeini died of cancer on Saturday, June 3, 1989 at the age ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - Before The First World War
Persia underwent a revival under the Safavid dynasty (1502-1736), the most prominent figure of which was Shah Abbas I. The conqueror Nadi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - World Wars
During World War I the country was occupied by British and Russian forces but was essentially neutral. In 1919, Britain attempted to esta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali Khamenei: Encyclopedia Ii - Ali Khamenei - Supreme Leader Velāyat-e Faqih
Originally, Grand Ayatollah Montazeri had been Khomeini's chosen successor as Supreme Leader. However, following his denunciation of Mont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Iran - Administrative Divisions
Iran consists of خب 30 provinces (ostaan-haa, singular: ostan): Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Maha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - The Islamic Republic
Supported by Mujaheddin-e-Khalq, militant Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979 and held it until Januar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - Islamic Revolution
After many months of popular protests against the rule of the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was forced to flee the nation on January 16, 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - United States And The Shah
Arnaud de Borchgrave wrote: Several U.S. administrations, beginning in 1953 with a CIA-engineered coup to oust Prime Minister Mohammed M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Iran - Economy
Iran's economy is a mixture of central planning, state ownership of oil and other large enterprises, village agriculture, and small-scale...   » Read the article