BEYOND EAST AND WEST: AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI & THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION is now available. The book is 200 pages in length and costs just 24 EUROS with free postage to anywhere in the world. The PayPal address is blackfrontpress@yahoo.co.uk and you can find more details below.

AT a time when theological distinctions between Shi’a and Sunni Muslims are conveniently overlooked – either through wilful ignorance, crass opportunism, or both – Troy Southgate examines the fascinating life and times of Ruhollah Khomeini (1902-1989) and his unprecedented Islamic uprising. Beginning with an extensive study of the political, cultural and religious development of Iran between the Persian Empire and the Pahlavi Dynasty, the author goes on to examine the family background and religious education of the man who stood at the forefront of the country’s long struggle against the brutal policies of Shah Mohammad Reza (1919-1980) and his notorious intelligence agency, SAVAK. Ayatollah Khomeini, who was forcibly exiled to both Turkey and Iraq, eventually found himself ensconced in a small French commune before making a dramatic return to Tehran as leader of the 1979 Revolution. Containing forty chapters, the book also looks at the historical role of American and Soviet imperialism, encroaching Westernisation and Zionist expansionism. With a wealth of detailed information, this candid volume will provide a welcome degree of perspective at a time when the eyes of the world are once again turning in the direction of the ever-controversial Islamic Republic of Iran.