Execution in the Islamic Republic; Symbolic Violence and Reproduction of Power/ Raha Sabat Sarvestani

In recent years, the significant increase in laws and executions in Iran, especially after the recent nationwide protests, has raised deep questions about the social, political, and ideological function of this punishment in the Islamic Republic. This essay seeks to analyze execution not only as a means of criminal punishment, but also as a mechanism […]...

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Book Introduction: Penal Laws in the Muhammadan Shari’ah

In memory of Ahmad Qabel, a diligent thinker, who spent many years in prison and eventually became ill due to the pressures and issues of his imprisonment, and passed away to the eternal realm. Ahmad Qabel, who had received a certificate of diligence from Ayatollah Montazeri, became a pioneer of rational religion with an inward-looking […]...

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