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A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard prays during Friday prayers at the University of Tehran mosque July 16, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl
TEHRAN |
Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:55pm EDT
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not allow its universities to begin teaching certain disciplines it deems too "Western," and existing courses will be revised, a senior Education Ministry was quoted as saying Sunday.
"Expansion of 12 disciplines in the social sciences like law, women's studies, human rights, management, sociology, philosophy....psychology and political sciences will be reviewed," Abolfazl Hassani was quoted as saying in the Arman newspaper.
"These sciences' contents are based on Western culture. The review will be the intention of making them compatible with Islamic teachings."
Hassani said Iranian universities will not be allowed to open new departments in these disciplines and the curricula for existing departments would be revised.
Iran's hard-line rulers accuse the West of trying to harm the Islamic state by influencing the country's young generation with "decadent" culture.
Pointing to the enrolment of some 2 million out of a total of 3.5 million university students in the humanities, in August Iran's most powerful figure Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for modification of these studies.
"Many disciplines in the humanities are based on principles founded on materialism disbelieving the divine Islamic teachings," Khamenei said in a speech reported by state media.
"Thus such teachings...will lead to the dissemination of doubt in the foundations of religious teachings."
Access to the Internet and illegal satellite television mean Western popular culture is king among young Iranians, a vital constituency in a country where 70 percent of the population is under 30 and has no real memory of the 1979 Islamic revolution which toppled the U.S.-backed Shah.
(Writing by Parisa Hafezi, Editing by Michael Roddy)
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Oct 24, 2010 12:06pm EDT
I only hope the Iranian people can elect a secular democratic government before the crazy mullahs completely ruin the country. Hang ‘em all!
onewire
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Oct 24, 2010 12:11pm EDT
Mind control …
The_Traveler
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Oct 24, 2010 12:21pm EDT
“The review will be the intention of making them compatible with Islamic teachings.” And no prizes for guessing how THIS will turn out. Good news for Iran is that it can move towards saving money by (a) keeping all women out of universities and (b) printing only one text book – the Koran.
thewordguy
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Oct 24, 2010 12:24pm EDT
So Iran will change the courses to reflect more Islamic cultural beliefs? Perhaps they’ll offer courses like “Eyeliner – it’s a mens world, girls!” or “Incendiary Building for a New Islamic Western World” or maybe even a psych class called “Because I Said So, Wench!”.
Holy cow (whoops!), this is censorship at it’s best…
WallyMcG
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Oct 24, 2010 12:35pm EDT
@onewire
Forget about it. It can’t happen.
Secular candidates, ans well as mullahs that don’t stick to the official ‘party line’ are not allowed to run in Iran.
Only selected candidates may run.
It’s a dictatorship in the full sense of the word.
yr2009
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Oct 24, 2010 12:39pm EDT
In the past, not so long ago, Christianity did the same thing. It wasn’t until the 19th century that philosophy, natural science, and political science were not under the burden of theology. This often resulted in the denial of university positions or worse of the best minds in these disciplines. And does to this day. The disciplines did not emerge as, “secular”, until the late 19th century in Europe and the US. Today, even elementary education in science and politics in the US is very restricted by “Christian” fundamentalism in biology, health, and political science. The supposed difference is a matter of degree, not in kind as to what the State and church in the US recognize as out of the bounds of religion in education.
dcrow
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Oct 24, 2010 1:06pm EDT
What is that (tattoo?) on the Revolutionary Guard’s middle finger in the above picture?
attempted
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Oct 24, 2010 1:46pm EDT
@attempted: It doesn’t matter. It is haram and he should be stoned for it.
GreyWolfSC
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Oct 24, 2010 4:36pm EDT
The arrogance of ignorance. Like a child who hates vegetables but never tasted it, you have opinions about other life styles and world views. Go live as a Palestinian in Gaza before you support Israel or study Islam and try to live as a Muslim before you air your biased opinions. Very infantile, you lot!
Redshia
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