Archive for June, 2008

We Should Pursue Shariati’s Path but We Shouldn’t be Mere Followers

By • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Interviews

An interview with Abdulkarim Soroush  By: Reza Khojasteh-Rahimi Q. You were one of the first people, after Dr Shariati’s death, to arrive at the house where he was staying and to see his lifeless face before he was ultimately laid to rest. It seems that you’d had an appointment to see him a day later […]



Declaration of Human Responsibilities Key to Bridging the Religious Divide

By • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: News

Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) and the InterAction Council (IAC) announced today they will launch a new book, Bridging the Divide: Religious Dialogue and Universal Ethics at the IAC’s 26th Annual Plenary Meeting in Sweden next week. “Believing that religious misunderstanding has led to many conflicts, the IAC has made establishing multifaith […]



The World’s Top 20 Public Intellectuals

By • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: News

In our last issue, we named the world’s top 100 public intellectuals and asked readers to vote for those they deem most deserving of the top honors. Now, 500,000 votes later, we reveal the results of the reader poll. Plus, members of the Top 100 name the intellectuals they believe should have made the list. […]