London-based theological institute celebrates the academic success of 15 Muslim-background students, many of whom have suffered family rejection and political repression.
The reported dismissals of three university professors in Tehran recently have led to fears of a new purge against dissenting academics. For years, Iran's clerical establishment has been accused of ousting prominent university professors on political grounds.
Mohammad Fazeli, a prominent Iranian sociologist, had taught at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti university for seven years before he was dismissed in Septem