MEK Iran is the democratic alternative to the current Iranian government, it defends Western values such as secularism and women's rights. MEK Iran is also the most active opposition group in the country. It was the first Iranian organization to develop systematically a modern revolutionary interpretation of Islam that differed sharply from both the old conservative Islam of the traditional clergy and the new populist version. MEK Iran political foundation is based on their interpretation of Islam as a democratic, peaceful and tolerant religion, which is fully compatible with modern society.