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In accordance with the theme of this issue, "The Islamic Revolution and Spirituality," a discussion was held with several respected professors of political science and international relations from the country's universities, namely: 1 ـ Dr. Javad Mansouri (University Professor and Vice President for Research Affairs at the Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought) 2 ـ Dr. Ali-Asghar Eftekhari (Assistant Professor and Research Deputy of the Institute for Strategic Studies) 3 ـ Dr. Mohammad Rahim Eyvazi (Assistant Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at Islamic Azad University) 4 ـ Mehdi Motaharnia (Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University) A dialogue was conducted regarding the following questions, and with great gratitude to the esteemed professors, their views in response to the questions are presented separately for the consideration of our respected readers: Questions: What are the spiritual nuances of the discourse of the Islamic Revolution of Iran?
ـ Domestic impacts ـ Foreign impacts ـ Regional impacts ـ International (global) impacts Answers: Dr. Javad Mansouri The trend of intellectual and social transformations in the last two centuries was such that the perception formed that religious and spiritual values and principles would not play a decisive role in political, cultural, and naturally, international arenas.
Dr. Eftekhari: Revolutions can be divided into two general categories based on the goals and missions they set for themselves: First: Revolutions observing the material condition Second: Revolutions observing the spiritual condition While the first type of revolutions aims to transform the existing situation in order to improve the political, social, economic, or cultural status of citizens; the second category adopts a different perspective, undertaking the matter of revolution by defining supra-material goals such as the expansion of specific values, or the realization of particular patterns of life and concepts of this nature that possess qualitative aspects.