Archive for August, 2006

I am not the Reformists’ Godfather

By • Aug 20th, 2006 • Category: Interviews

Interview with Dr. Abdulkarim Soroush By Reza Khojasteh Rahimi  Published in ‘Shargh’ newspaper on 20 August 2006. Q.  If I may, I’d like to begin by asking you about the talk that you didn’t give at the Ershad religious centre.  For some reason you were absent from the seminar that was held last Thursday [17 […]



From Islam as an Identity to Secular Politics

By • Aug 16th, 2006 • Category: Interviews

An interview with Dr. Abdulkarim Soroush By Amir Hossein Khodaparast Q. Let’s explore the relationship between religion and modernity. You’ve thought a great deal about this subject and you’ve have discussed it in your writings. As the first question, can I ask you to explain what the constituents of modernity are and what relationship do […]



Whither Religion in the Modern Age?

By • Aug 16th, 2006 • Category: Works By Soroush

In the Name of God [The paper below was to have been presented by Dr. Soroush at a conference in Tehran on religion and modernity.  In the event, it was read out by his son, because Dr. Soroush was told by the authorities that ‘they could not guarantee his security if he attended the conference’.] […]