London (IP) – Scholars and political and social activists from around the world reviewed Imam Khomeini's intellectual and practical heritage at a virtual meeting in London, describing him as exemplary and the most influential leader of the twentieth century.

Iran PressEurope: The Chairman of the UK's Islamic Center Seyyed Hashem Mousavi said Imam's spiritual heritage is flourishing throughout the world more than ever before, asserting that as long as Imam Khomeini's thoughts are alive among the people, he is alive. 

Mousavi stressed the preservation, study, and publication of Imam Khomeini's works and reiterated that Imam Khomeini's thoughts are flourishing throughout the world.

A political analyst Radney Shakespeare described Imam Khomeini as a greater leader than Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Marin Luther King, noting Imam Khomeini was a great man, still is a great and will remain as a great man.

Shakespeare who paid more attention to Imam Khomeini's legacy from an economic point of view welcomed his views on replacing the current economic system with the one that frees Islam and Muslims from poverty.

Iran's Secretary of Cultural Revolution Supreme Council Seyyed Saeed Reza Ameli also described secularism, in all aspects of life, as the routine trend of the time which Imam Khomeini disrupted and restored honor and self-confidence to all Muslims. 

He pointed to Palestine's issue and stressed that the Palestinian community, which was alone at the time, gained new strength and increased global support thanks to Imam Khomeini.

In this meeting, which was broadcast live on the virtual networks of the UK Islamic Center on YouTube, Facebook, two TV channels of Ahl-e-Bayt TV, Hedayat TV, as well as U News Farsi and Arabic channels, 11 Muslim and Christian thinkers from Australia, Canada, Iran, and Britain expressed the impacts of Imam Khomeini's ideas on the world.

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