Iran has imposed new restrictions on 12 university social sciences deemed to be based on Western schools of thought and therefore incompatible with Islamic teachings, state radio reported Sunday.The list includes law, philosophy, management, psychology, political science and the two subjects that appear to cause the most concern among Iran's conservative leadership — women's studies and human rights.
"The content of the current courses in the 12 subjects is not in harmony with religious fundamentals and they are based on Western schools of thought," senior education official Abolfazl Hassani told state radio.
Some two million out of 3.5 million Iranian university students are studying social sciences and humanities, according to government statistics.
For more, see Iran Restricts Social Sciences Seen as 'Western' by , October 24, 2010 at Time.
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An amazing statistic. With these results, it is hard to envision a rapprochement between western liberalism and a regime like currently exists in Iran. The larger question is whether the philosophical leadership in Iran is, more or less, reflective of Islamic thought in the modern era.
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