Mohsen Kadivar | |
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| Born | 8 June 1959 |
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| Spouse | Zahra Roudi |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Jamileh Kadivar (sister) Ata'ollah Mohajerani (brother-in-law) |
| Era | Kalam - 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Islamic philosophy |
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Main interests | Classical and Modern Islamic philosophy, theology and legal theories |
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Mohsen Kadivar (Persian: محسن کدیور; born 8 June 1959) is a mujtahid, Islamic theologian, philosopher, writer,[1] leading intellectual reformist,[2] and research professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University.[3] A political Iranian dissident, Kadivar has been a vocal critic of the doctrine of clerical rule, also known as Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist),[4] and a strong advocate of democratic and liberal reforms in Iran as well as constructional reform in understanding of shari'a and Shi'a theology.[5] Kadivar has served time in prison in Iran for his political activism and beliefs.
- ^ "Edinburgh University Press Books". edinburghuniversitypress.com.
- ^ Esposito, John L. (editor in chief); Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, Oxford University Press, New York, 2009); the entry on Wilāyat al-Faqīhby Roy P. Mottahedeh, Joseph A. Kéchichian,
- ^ "Mohsen Kadivar".
- ^ Impeaching Iran’s Supreme Leader
- ^ "Ijtihad in Usul al-Fiqh: Reforming Islamic Thought through Structural Ijtihad".