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No. 292 | May 202515made the Iranian youth fight against the cruel forces of the King, making them an iron wall against the oppressive and tyrannical might of the state. This spiritual potentiality convinced the Iranian youth that they could trample down all the hurdles in the way of their revolution. The modern-day Iran is rightly the manifestation of the religio-political wisdom of Imam Khomeini. The state and the society of the Islamic Republic of Iran today give the look of a compact whole- a unity in the diversities of religion and worldly progress: a leviathan in the comet of Muslim nations that possesses all the capabilities to attain material and scientific development. Despite the hurdles and the hardships created by the antagonistic Western powers and in spite of the loss of the mantle of the population in the eight-year-long war with Iraq, the Iranian society today stands out, in all aspects, among the societies of the East.Culturally, the revolutionary Iranian nation is exemplary. With 83 per cent of its population educated, Iran today represents a society of high morale and energy in the region. From political administration and statehood, the socio-economic management, from agriculture to industry, from defense to defense production, and from education to science and technology, the postRevolution Iran is considered to be a success.Another distinction of the Iranian revolution is that, contrary to other Eastern and Muslim communities, the Islamic Republic has fully engaged its womenfolk in the socio-economic and political life, making them a useful and essential component of the society. Today, women can be seen working in all sectors and fields of Iranian national life. Without this factor, the dream of creating an advanced and stable society could not have been realized, particularly when more than 50 per cent of the male population had been consumed in the war. Such a big social upheaval would have never been possible in a male-dominated Eastern society.The Iranian nation is certainly very fortunate that they not only found a legendary leader like Imam Khomeini but also that he led them through all stages of their moral and material promotion.Very few reformers in the history of mankind have been capable of achieving the fruits of their struggle in their lifetime.Ayatollah Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini, better known as Imam Khomeini, engineered Iran%u2019s 1979 Islamic Revolution, which led to the overthrow of the US-backed Shah of Iran. Imam Khomeini passed away on June 3, 1989, at the age of 87. Every year, the anniversary of Imam Khomeini%u2019s demise is marked with a ceremony at his mausoleum with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. (thepageintl.pk@gmail.com)