The Islamic Republic of Iran
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The meaning of the Islamic Revolution of Iran
In the context of the current decadence of the Western-centered world-economy and the neocolonial world-system, the emergence of an Islamic Republic in one of the pre-modern centers of Islamic Civilization suggests positive possibilities for the future of humanity.
Islamic Civilization was forged by Arab conquests, beginning in the seventh century, of the Persian Empire and a vast territory East to India and West to Spain and Portugal. The Arab conquests were characterized by the appropriation of the advances of the conquered peoples in science, philosophy, art, and literature, thus giving rise to great advances. The conquered peoples were not compelled to accept Islam, but many did so, because of the attractiveness of its monotheism, narrative of human history, religious practices, and moral principles. The Islamic Civilization r…