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An interview with Abdulkarim Soroush By Ali Asghar Seyyedabadi Although, on the last occasion he delivered a talk in Iran, Abdulkarim Soroush spoke at Abdollah Nuri’s house about the work of religious intellectuals and defended their record, we chose to focus on a different subject in this interview, a subject that Dr Soroush has addressed […]
The annual CSD Encounter at the University of Westminster brings together scholars and members of the public to examine in detail the work of a leading contemporary thinker, in his or her presence. The one-day CSD Encounter includes workshops (by invitation only), followed by an evening public lecture. Previous guest scholars at CSD have included […]
Three-Day workshop organised by the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster The recent string of electoral successes by Islamist parties in a number of Arab countries, of which the recent victory by Hamas in Palestine is the most dramatic, seems to indicate that this phenomenon is far from transient. It is a […]
CSD Interview John Keane interviewed Abdolkarim Soroush in November 2006 John Keane: You said recently that the topic of justice (adalat) is back on the political agenda in your country. You contrasted the ‘era of the slogan of freedom’ under President Khatami with the emergent ‘era of the slogan of justice’ championed by Mr Ahmadinejad. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
