by Ali M. Pedram | Oct 16, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian president Hassan Rouhani called for increased academic freedom in a speech at the University of Tehran on Monday. Rouhani reiterated the importance of healthy academic debate and demanded an end to obsessive scrutiny of students and...
by Mansoureh Farahani | Sep 2, 2013 | Interviews
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jaafar Towfiqi, a former minister of science, research and technology, was chief campaigner for former presidential candidate Mohammad-Reza Aref. After the parliament rejected President Hassan Rouhani’s choice for his old portfolio, Jaafar...