Archive for January, 1997

The Emergence of a Modern Intellectual Climate and the Change in the Ideological Scene: 1988-1996

By • Jan 1st, 1997 • Category: Works On Soroush

Jalaei pour, H. R. The Iranian Islamic Revolution: Mass Mobilization and its Continuity during 1976-96, PhD. Dissertation, Royal Holloway, University of London, 1997 Chapter 6 The Causes of the Challenges inside the Mobilizer Core after the War 1988-96 Section 3 The Emergence of a Modern Intellectual Climate and the Change in the Ideological Scene: 1988-1996 […]


We Need to Use Reason

By • Jan 1st, 1997 • Category: Works On Soroush

By Haleh Nazeri Lunaleh@aol.com One of the more interesting things about Dr. Soroush’slectures in New York was the different atmosphere at each venue. The lecture in Persian was standing room only, with the crowd consisting of a majority of men. There were women in attendance also, however, most were in hejab and seemed older. It […]


Criticism from Outside

By • Jan 1st, 1997 • Category: Works On Soroush

Asghar Schirazi, ‘Criticism from Outside’ Chapter 16, in The Constitution of Iran, I.B.Tauris, London, New York, 1997: 277-287 There is also a category of criticism which comes from Islamic reformers who, depending on tactical or other considerations, distance themselves more or less openly from the concept of velayat-efaqib. When the author of the lead article […]