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Pakistani political and defense analyst said here Monday Islamic Revolution in Iran changed international opinion towards rule of religion.
Islamabad (IRNA) - Pakistani political and defense analyst said here Monday Islamic Revolution in Iran changed international opinion towards rule of religion.
Talking to IRNA Proffessor Dr. Hasan Askari Rizvi added that the Islamic Revolution has transformed the whole Iranian society. “It had brought a new Iranian person and which is the major contribution of the Revolution”, he said.
The Pakistani analyst congratulated the government and the people of Iran on the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
The researcher expressing his views said that the Western conspiracies against Islamic Revolution will go on but could not affect the success of the Revolution. “Iranian Revolution has really changed the international opinion towards the rule of religion in the mind of the ordinary people”, he said.
“You created a new person with a new outlook”, noted Dr. Rizvi.
He added that the world has seen many revolutions but only the Iranian Revolution has been able to sustain itself which is a great achievement for the entire Iranian nation.
The intellectual was of the view that the future of Islamic Revolution depends to the extent it responds to the needs and aspirations of the people. “Its future depends on how far it can sustain the spirit of the revolution”, said the analyst.
The scholar went on to say that the revolution has to make changes in its approach after some time because ‘you deal with a new situation and problems therefore the revolution has to adapt itself to the changing circumstances’.
“I mean to say its goals do not change but the method to achieve those goals may change”, he opined.
The day of Imam Khomeini's return to Iran marks the start of 10 days of celebrations, which culminate on February 11 -- the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Hasan Askari Rizvi was a visiting Professor of Pakistan Studies at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and the Allama Iqbal Professor at Heidelberg University, Germany. Until 2001, he was a Professor of Political Science at the Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan./end
Talking to IRNA Proffessor Dr. Hasan Askari Rizvi added that the Islamic Revolution has transformed the whole Iranian society. “It had brought a new Iranian person and which is the major contribution of the Revolution”, he said.
The Pakistani analyst congratulated the government and the people of Iran on the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
The researcher expressing his views said that the Western conspiracies against Islamic Revolution will go on but could not affect the success of the Revolution. “Iranian Revolution has really changed the international opinion towards the rule of religion in the mind of the ordinary people”, he said.
“You created a new person with a new outlook”, noted Dr. Rizvi.
He added that the world has seen many revolutions but only the Iranian Revolution has been able to sustain itself which is a great achievement for the entire Iranian nation.
The intellectual was of the view that the future of Islamic Revolution depends to the extent it responds to the needs and aspirations of the people. “Its future depends on how far it can sustain the spirit of the revolution”, said the analyst.
The scholar went on to say that the revolution has to make changes in its approach after some time because ‘you deal with a new situation and problems therefore the revolution has to adapt itself to the changing circumstances’.
“I mean to say its goals do not change but the method to achieve those goals may change”, he opined.
The day of Imam Khomeini's return to Iran marks the start of 10 days of celebrations, which culminate on February 11 -- the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Hasan Askari Rizvi was a visiting Professor of Pakistan Studies at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and the Allama Iqbal Professor at Heidelberg University, Germany. Until 2001, he was a Professor of Political Science at the Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan./end
