Background
Soroush, Abdulkarim was born in 1945 in Tehran, Iran.
Soroush, Abdulkarim was born in 1945 in Tehran, Iran.
Degree in pharmacy, Tehran University. Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry, London University. Studied history and philosophy of science, Chelsea College, London.
Director Laboratory for Food Products, Toiletries, and Sanitary Materials, Bushehr, Iran. With Lab for Medicine Control, Tehran. Member Council for the Cultural Revolution, Iran, 1979—1982.
Director Islamic Culture Group Teacher Training College, Tehran. Member research staff Institute for Cultural Research and Studies. Professor Tehran University.
Visiting professor Harvard University, 2000. Scholar in residence Yale University. Visiting lecturer Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Princeton University, 2002—2004.
Visiting scholar Wissenschaftskolleg, Berlin, since 2004. Co-founder Kiyan magazine, 1990—1998.