Ali Shariati
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Ali Shariati Mazinani was an Iranian revolutionary and sociologist who specialised in the sociology of religion. He is regarded as one of the most influential Iranian intellectuals of the 20th century
The tomb of Shariati
The mausoleum of Shariati in 2001
Shariati and his family one day after his release from prison
Portrait of Ali Shariati Mazinani
Freedom Movement of Iran
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The Freedom Movement of Iran or Liberation Movement of Iran is an Iranian pro-democracy political organization founded in 1961, by members describing themselves as "Muslims, Iranians, Constitutionalis
Ali Shariati
…1961 during a demonstration in honour of Patrice Lumumba. The same year he joined Ebrahim Yazdi, Mostafa Chamran and Sadegh Qotbzadeh in founding the Freedom Movement of Iran abroad. In 1962, he continued studying sociology and the history of religions in Paris and followed the courses of Islamic scholar Louis Massignon…
Cabinet of Mehdi Bazargan (Interim Government of Iran)
Islamic Revolutionary Council members meeting, left to right: Bazargan, Mahdavi Kani, Sahabi, Khamenei, Banisadr, Habibi, Mousavi Ardebili