Post by peterd on Nov 17, 2012 16:27:06 GMT -8
Iran has forced intellectuals and clerics like Abdulkarim Soroush and Mohsen Kadivar into exile. These men once drove the debate about a reform of the political system and religion in Iran. They have found refuge in the West, where they can work, speak, and conduct research more freely. But what influence – if any – do they still have in Iran? By Urs Sartowitz
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When the philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush published an article about the basic principles of religious cognition in the Iranian cultural magazine Keyhan-e Farhangi in the late 1980s, he triggered a far-reaching debate. A decade after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, which made Islam the foundation of all political actions in Iran and positioned the clergy at the top of the state, Islam was in crisis because the errors made by the state were tarnishing Islam, which meant that society was increasingly turning its back on religion.
en.qantara.de/More-Freedom-Less-Impact/20166c21941i1p500/index.html