An in depth interview with Abdolkarim Soroush Interview by Mahmoud Sadri Mahmoud Sadri: I would like to ask you for an account of your intellectual development. I am certainly interested in whether you distinguish any turning points, watersheds, or distinct periods in the evolution of your thought. Abdolkarim Soroush: In the name of God the […]
From: Ali M. ali@swri.edu On Sunday (March 9, 1997), more than 200 people attended Dr. Soroush’s talk on Molavi (Rumi) in Houston, Texas, at short notice. Dr. Soroush received a standing ovation from the audience, and began his talk with a short introduction about Molavi. He mentioned that he has been researching “Masnavi” (One of […]
From: Payman Arabshahi payman@u.washington.edu Dr. Abdol Karim Soroush, the reformist Islamic scholar currently on a tour of North America spoke tonight on “Freedom, Pluralism, and Islamic Thought” at the University of Washington. The lecture, which was very well received by the more than 100 people in attendance, started with a discussion of the concept of […]
