“ 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. Abdolkarim Soroush
“ Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies. Abdolkarim Soroush
“ We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality. Abdolkarim Soroush
“ Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals. Abdolkarim Soroush
“ The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and religion will become secondary. Abdolkarim Soroush
