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Feb 23, 2015 · Referring to the religious and Islamic doctrines, some people believe that there is a reverse relationship between the level of people's freedom and their obedience to the religious rules, and that having more freedom in determining their own destiny they withdraw from their religion and (in this instance) consequently from Islam, and therefore ...
- Seyed Mahdi Sajjadi
- 2015
The four ideological tenets of the Islamic Republic of Iran were informed as (a) inseparability of religion and politics, (b) Islamic revival, (c) Islamization of the society, and (d) the creation of the committed Muslim. These are considered among the primary objectives of the postrevolutionary education.
- Reaching Iranians Online
- A Secular and Diverse Iran
- Religion and Legislation
Iran’s census claims that 99.5% of the population are Muslim, a figure that hides the state’s active hostility toward irreligiosity, conversion and unrecognised religious minorities. Iranians live with an ever-present fear of retribution for speaking against the state. In Iran, one cannot simply call people or knock on doorsseeking answers to polit...
Our resultsreveal dramatic changes in Iranian religiosity, with an increase in secularisation and a diversity of faiths and beliefs. Compared with Iran’s 99.5% census figure, we found that only 40% identified as Muslim. In contrast with state propaganda that portrays Iran as a Shia nation, only 32% explicitly identified as such, while 5% said they ...
We found that societal secularisation was also linked to a critical view of the religious governance system: 68% agreed that religious prescriptions should be excluded from legislation, even if believers hold a parliamentary majority, and 72% opposed the law mandating all women wear the hijab, the Islamic veil. Iranians also harbour illiberal secul...
Summary. The history of religious minority politics and rights in Iran dates back to the early periods of the ancient Persian Empire. With the passage of time, expansion of the empire led to increased religious pluralism that necessitated official religious tolerance and accommodation. With the adoption of Shi’a Islam as the official religion ...
Aug 9, 2023 · Footnote 49 However, since religious (Islamic) education is obligatory in Iran in both general and higher education, during our pilot study our respondents refused to necessarily count ‘knowledge’ as part of their ‘religious commitment’. Therefore, we did not measure the dimension of knowledge as an assessment of their religious commitment.
Nov 9, 2016 · This paper aims to extract Iran’s philosophy of education from two sources of the constitution and the course of practice in educational institutions. Regarding the first source, it is argued that parallel to the two main threads of the constitution, Iran’s main elements of philosophy of education are expected to be derived from; (1) Islam ...
Jan 26, 2021 · With Islamic RE: ‘Important contents include Islam and Muslims in Finland, the history, structure, and interpretations of the collection of the Quran and tradition, the dogmatic principles of Islam, and the impacts of religious responsibilities on different aspects of life and the cultural influence of Islam in art and science’ (INC, 735).
