What Khomeini Told Me
June 22, 2025Khomeini was a gentle man. His gaze was always of indisputable kindness toward me—almost paternal, never intimidating. His face bore regular, harmonious, almost feminine features. I perceived a refined, elegant person, the opposite of obscurantism. In fact, he even smelled good, as if he had put on perfume. A mystic stood before me, a theologian…