Iranian Labour News Agency 27 October 2006 Dr Abdulkarim Soroush, presenting a brief review of the record of religious intellectuals in Iran, has said: From the early days of the revolution, the call for a dynamic fiqh [Islamic jurisprudence] was raised in Iran. Although the call did not have a very strong theoretical foundation, it […]
Iranian Students News Agency 9 October 2006 Addressing a students gathering organized by Sharif University’s students union, Abdulkarim Soroush said: ‘The Koran brings you the message of fear; Mowlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi brings you the message of love; and I bring you the message of courage, in the sense that you should have the courage to […]
During a private visit to Mashhad, Dr Abdulkarim Soroush has commented on the Pope’s recent remarks. Dr Soroush was speaking at a gathering of friends and students in Mashhad on Thursday 21 September. He began by mentioning some of the differences between the new Pope and the old Pope, and said: The old Pope had […]
