Abdolkarim Soroush

Arresting development, attacking science, and glorifying poverty is not the answer to the vices that attend prosperity. ”

God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era. ”

Goals and objectives are based on theories and foundations. ”

There are all sorts of cries that the leaders of the Green Movement should submit themselves to the supreme leader, but that won't take place. Both sides have to be prepared for a serious negotiation. ”

That President Mohammad Khatami's policies have been blocked is the bitterest incident in the contemporary Iranian history. This means that the wishes of millions of people who voted for Khatami and called for freedom and justice have been ignored... Why should cultural activities and journalism be so risky in Iran? ”

One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea. ”

When I have an idea, I'm like a pregnant woman. I just have to deliver. ”

As a result of the awareness and consciousness of decline, an awareness and consciousness of a national ethnicity or an Islamic identity also came into being. ”

After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism. ”

It is impossible to advance new theories... when you are under the influence of a particular view, or under the pressure of a particular dogma. ”