Archive for January, 2006

Never in Iran’s History has Philosophy been so Political

By • Jan 30th, 2006 • Category: Interviews

An interview with Abdulkarim Soroush  by Maryam Kashani Q. What are the characteristics of the phenomenon that has taken shape in the Islamic Republic under Mr Mesbah-Yazdi’s name and why has it materialized? A. Whenever I read and hear that Mr Mesbah-Yazdi is up to some new trick and is making his presence felt and […]


The Ideal Islamic State: An Unattainable Quest

By • Jan 8th, 2006 • Category: News

Report written by Masoud Behnoud for the BBC’s Persian Service Dr. Abdulkarim Soroush, in his most recent speech in London entitled “The Ideal Islamic State”, has spoken about the inability of  fiqh [Islamic jurisprudence] to deal with many of the concerns of modern-day society, as well as about the challenges faced by Muslim immigrants in non-Islamic […]