Lecture: “The Share of Ismaili Shiites in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran” by Mohammad Amir Ghodousi

"The Share of Ismaili Shiites in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran" is the first session in the series of programs by the working group on "Constitutional Law, Ethics, Religion, and Creed." This working group is a subsidiary of the Iranian Scientific Association of Constitutional Law, the management of which has been entrusted to Mohammad Amir Ghodousi by the association's board of directors, through a decree from its president, Dr. Ali Akbar Gorji Azandariani.

In this session, while briefly reviewing the formation of the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution in 1979, Mohammad Amir Ghodousi criticizes the absence of a representative from among the Ismaili Shiites in this assembly and, continuing his speech, proceeds to a critical analysis of Article 12 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic. An article in which the names of certain Sunni Islamic schools, namely Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali, as well as the name of the Zaydi Shiite school, are mentioned, but the Ismaili Shiite school is absent from it.

According to what the specialized working group on Constitutional Law, Ethics, Religion, and Creed has announced, this working group intends, in the continuation of its activities, to also examine the legal status of the followers of other religions and denominations in Iran, and therefore, this session should be considered merely as an introduction to the other activities of this working group.

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Audio of the lecture "The Share of Ismaili Shiites in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran" by Mohammad Amir Ghodousi

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