Hashem Aghajari

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Hashem Aghajari

Haschem Aghajari ( listen ? / I ; * 1957 , pers . : هاشم آغاجری) is an Iranian professor of history at the Tarbiat Modaress University in Tehran and an important civil rights activist . The death sentence against him sparked massive student unrest in Iran. Audio file / audio sample

Political stance

Hashem Aghajari lost a leg in the Iran-Iraq war . He became internationally known for his criticism of the social grievances and political oppression in Iran and the analysis of their religious and cultural causes. He stated publicly that the Muslims the Islamic clerics not likely to blindly follow. Aghadscheri calls for "Islamic Protestantism" and "Islamic humanism " in the tradition of Ali Shariati :

“Today's Islam must be different. We have to develop a new understanding of Islam in all areas of life. Today's Islam must fit today's mindset and reality ... The religious leaders have taught us that it is a crime to interpret the Quran on your own. They probably feared that their guild would be ruined if the boys learned to read the Koran themselves ... The people are not monkeys who only imitate. The learner understands and acts accordingly. He tries to expand his knowledge so that one day he no longer needs the teacher. The fundamentalists, however, strive for a relationship between master and retinue. The Lord then always remains the Lord and the entourage always the entourage. This is mental slavery - like a chain around the neck. The ruling clergy in Iran want to exercise total power ... Our culture needs an Islamic humanism. Human rights are guaranteed in our constitution. Nobody may be trampled underfoot. "

- Hashem Aghajari

Death sentence

On November 6, 2002, Hamedan (Iran) was sentenced to death by hanging for “ blasphemy ” and “insulting the Prophet ”. The result was massive student protests at universities that lasted for weeks. Aghajer's lawyer appealed the death sentence. The verdict was overturned by the Iranian Supreme Court in February 2003 and referred back to the court of first instance for retrial. In May 2004 the death sentence was renewed by the regional court of first instance. The following month the Supreme Court reduced the sentence. She was commuted to a five-year prison term with a two-year suspended sentence . At the same time, his civil rights were revoked for a period of five years. Hashem Aghajeri was released on July 31, 2004 on payment of high bail , after serving around two years in prison.

Remarks

  1. ↑ The time 52/2001
  2. ↑ The time 52/2002
  3. ↑ BBC Profile: Hashem Aghajari with picture
  4. ↑ BBC Iranian dissident freed on bail
  5. ^ Richard Monastersky: Iranian Professor Freed From Prison , in: The Chronicle of Higher Education. Washington, Aug. 13, 2004, Vol. 50, Iss. 49, SA40
personal data
SURNAME Aghajari, Hashem
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iranian historian, professor of history
DATE OF BIRTH 1957