Archive for May, 1996

Miserable Plight of a Brilliant Scholar

By • May 31st, 1996 • Category: News

One would have expected that Islamic scholars would have support from an Islamic government. However, this is not the case, not for Dr Hosein Dabbagh more popularly known as Abdolkarim Soroush, who has, for the past two years, been prevented from delivering lectures even at his own university. He has been physically assaulted many times. […]


A copy of the letter to President Rafsanjani

By • May 24th, 1996 • Category: Works On Soroush

Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) – Editorial 24 May 1996  Human Rights Watch is a nongovernmental organization established in 1978 to monitor and promote the observance of internationally recognized human rights in Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and among the signatories of the Helsinki accords.  It is supported by contributions from private individuals […]