India, Feb. 17 -- In the political history of West Asian and North African (WANA) region, the decades of 1970s and 1980s are marked as the years of turbulence. These years witnessed major upheavals in the political arena of Iran as well. The Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Sayyid Ruhollah Moosavi Khomeini was one of the monumental events. It was a major development of the 20th century as it comprehensively changed the course of history and politics.

Cultural Shock

At their wits' end, the Western world was fumbling for words to react to this "orientalist" phenomenon as it did not conform to their notion of a "revolution". Cut to present, the revolution has stirred up an intense debate on Islam vs West...