Quotes by Abdolkarim Soroush

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.
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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.
Compromise has a negative connotation.
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Compromise has a negative connotation.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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When I have an idea, I'm like a pregnant woman. I just have to deliver.
We no longer claim that a genuinely religious government can be democratic, but that it cannot be otherwise.
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We no longer claim that a genuinely religious government can be democratic, but that it cannot be otherwise.
People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
It is up to God to reveal a religion, but up to us to understand and realise it.
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It is up to God to reveal a religion, but up to us to understand and realise it.
Human beings can remain spiritual and religious while enjoying the benefits of rational administration of their affairs.
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Human beings can remain spiritual and religious while enjoying the benefits of rational administration of their affairs.
A realistic view of humanity will stop the proliferation of impossible injunctions.
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A realistic view of humanity will stop the proliferation of impossible injunctions.
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