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Bringing up "illusion of conspiracy" is a conspiracy in itself: Ayatollah Khamenei

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A calm Middle East free from wars will depend on Iran

The future for the Islamic Republic of Iran is certainly positive; the most difficult period has passed. The military threats emanating from the Zionist regime are diminishing in credibility. A calm Middle East free from wars will depend on Iran. Tehran is destined to be the centerpiece of a new beginning in the Middle East.

Sunni lady performed Hajj on behalf of Ayatollah Khamenei

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If Muslims are united, Palestine will not be in the situation that it is in now

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Islamic Republic has offered outstanding services to Iranian nation: Ayatollah Khamenei

The services the Islamic establishment and the Islamic Republic have offered, to the Iranian nation, are outstanding and are great. A simple comparison with the monarchic era shows what great and precious services the Islamic establishment has accomplished.

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Photos: Leader at the Shrine of Imam Reza (as) on New Year's day

On the first day of the New year 1396, on the Iranian calendar, Ayatollah Khamenei visited the sacred shrine of Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (as) to address a massive gathering of thousands of pilgrims and residents there. This item is updating.

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The youth can solve many of the major problems

Our young scientists managed to resolve this part of the problem in a short period of time as we were witness to that. They managed to take this path and produce 20-percent uranium out of three percent. Our youth also managed to build such missiles and planes – despite the existence of many difficult international sanctions - that a Zionist officer and military manager said, “I am an enemy of the Iranians, but I cannot help admiring them for what they did.” Our youth accomplished a great task. Well, can these youth - who can launch such a great scientific movement, who can build such missiles, planes and advanced weapons, who can intimidate the enemy, and who can produce 20-percent uranium out of three-percent uranium – can they not build and develop machines in order to manufacture cars and other products? Why should they not be able to do so? Our youth are capable of doing that. Our manpower and the intelligent, active, knowledgeable, talented and educated youth of Iran are prepared for such challenges. We can carry out many tasks. We should open up the arena for youth. Youth can untie many of our difficult knots and resolve many of our problems.

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Ayatollah Khamenei sets 'increase of domestic production' as the main goal of Iranian new year'

Leader names New Year 'Year of Economy of Resistance: Production and Employment'

Gender equality or gender justice

Allah the Exalted has made men and women similar to one another in some aspects. In terms of achieving spiritual positions, they are not different. An example of this is Fatima Zahra (God’s greetings be upon her). In terms of the power to lead, they are not different either. An example of this is Fatima Zahra (God’s greetings be upon her). In terms of the capability to guide humanity, they are not different either. An example of this is Fatima Zahra (God’s greetings be upon her). But they are different in terms of the responsibilities and duties for managing life. Again, an example of this is Fatima Zahra (God’s greetings be upon her). Those who want to defend women’s right are – as they say – blowing into the trumpet from the wrong side! They do not understand what they are saying and what they are defending. They say, “Why should women not be allowed to manage?” Is management a source of pride for humans so that they look for the reasons behind men’s management? They refer to this as gender justice. Is this justice? Those who introduced gender equality in the world and who pursued it are subject to many calamities and depravities from this area in the present time in a way that they have become regretful. Of course, many of them do not explicitly acknowledge this and many of them grew up with that culture and therefore, they do not understand what is happening. However, their intellectuals understand this. They acknowledge these calamities, understand this truth and express their concern. I wish that those who speak about gender justice do not mean something similar to gender equality which has been brought up by westerners.

Weakening the women: a Zionist plot

In the name of defending the rights of women, some people make statements which are not a source of respect for women. On the contrary, such statements undermine women. I am speaking about those who make such statements inside the country. Otherwise, in western European culture, these statements are most probably and almost certainly planned by the Zionists who want to create chaos in the human community and annihilate it completely. They want to turn women into objects for gratifying men’s desires. This is their plot and we have nothing to do with that. This issue is completely different, but in our Islamic environment – whether in our country or in some other Islamic environments – some people speak of certain things, certain duties and certain expectations which are a source of humiliation and contempt for women and they do so in order to support women! For example, they say, “Why do you not allow women to work outside the house?” First of all, who does not allow them to do so? What is wrong with this? Second, is working outside the house – for example, typing for such and such an office – a proper position and status for women so much so that we fight for it? Is this the meaning of justice? Justice means knowing the qualities that Allah the Exalted has inserted in the nature of all creatures. Then, we should appreciate the value of those qualities and cultivate them. Justice is this.

Being a housewife means cultivating a human

Fatima Zahra (God’s greetings be upon her) was an Islamic woman, a woman at the highest level of Islamic standards and at the level of a leader, but the same woman who could have been a prophet in terms of spirituality and virtue used to carry out her motherly and wifely duties and she used to do housework. These things should be understood. What should one say to these ignorant and deceived individuals? They copy the statements that westerners make. They should not belittle housework so much. Women’s housework means cultivating individuals and producing the best and loftiest product of the universe – humanity. Housework means this... but today, our society needs to know what being a mother and a homemaker means. It needs to know what being an excellent homemaker means. With that position and with that status and greatness, Fatima Zahra was a homemaker. This is not a source of humiliation for her. With that greatness, she cannot be humiliated. Can this greatness be belittled? So, her greatness is preserved, but one of the aspects and duties of that greatness was being a spouse, a mother and a homemaker. We should look at these concepts with such an outlook.

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Women and men are different in some cases, similar in others

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution meets with religious eulogists in Tehran, March 19, 2017. 

Without religious scholars nationalization of oil wouldn't progress: Ayatollah Khamenei

Women and men are different in some cases, similar in others

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on March 19, 2017 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a meeting with the panegyrists of Ahlul Bayt on the occasion of Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) birthday anniversary.

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Ayatollah Khamenei meets with Panegyrists

Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with a number of panegyrists honoring the Holy Prophet's (s.w.a.) household, this morning, on the occasion of Fatima Zahra's (s.a.) birthday anniversary.

Lady Fatima Zahra was an ocean of wisdom and piety: Ayatollah Khamenei

Fatima Zahra (as) is superior to all great and saintly women throughout history. What factors, forces and what kind of inner strength could make a person become such an ocean of wisdom, piety, sanctity and spiritual transcendence in such a short time? This is a miracle of Islam.

The UN Security Council is a clear dictatorship: Ayatollah Khamenei

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Lady Fatima inspired women of Iran to emerge as an extraordinary force

Women's day in Iranian society and culture is incomparable to other places, in terms of the spirituality and charity in the atmosphere; because, it cherishes and shares the sacred moments of welcoming Hazrat Fatimah (as) into the world with all virtuous women. It is at best a selfless day for Iranians. It is a day for character building. It is a day for expressing the capabilities of the Divine Creator’s brilliance through femininity.

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The Israeli entity must be eliminated, human logic rules: Ayatollah Khamenei

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What do Bahrainis want? Why did they rise up?

Supporting Sheikh Isa Qassim religious duty: Bahraini clerics

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‘It is my job to scare Palestinian children’ – Israeli forces justify intimidation of kindergarten children

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