Islamic Association of Engineers explained

Islamic Association of Engineers
Formation:1957
Type:Not-for-profit non-governmental organization
Headquarters:Tehran
Key People:Abolfazl Bazargan, Head of Central Council
Alireza Hendi, Head of Executive Committee

The Islamic Association of Engineers (Persian: انجمن اسلامی مهندسین|anǰoman-e eslāmī-ye mohandesīn) is a civic[1] and professional association in Iran founded in 1957.[2]

The organization is a platform for Islamic modernist activists and a forum for debating key issues among them. It holds regular meetings, lectures and research and turns them into books.[2]

Mehdi Bazargan and Ezzatollah Sahabi were among its founders.[1] Alongside Islamic Association of Students, the organization was active against outreach of Marxist ideology before Iranian Revolution[1] and was one of the professional bodies that served as a platform for religious activism, playing an important role in shaping the Islamic ideology of the revolution.[2] Ali Shariati was among occasional lecturers at the organization.[3] A number of leading members in the association held government portfolios during Interim Government of Iran.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sadri, Mahmoud. Liberalism, Islamic. 2008. Iran Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Islamic Republic. 2. 978-0313341632. Greenwood Press. 303.
  2. Book: Eshkevari. Hasan Yousefi. Mir-Hosseini. Ziba. Tapper. Richard. Islam and Democracy in Iran: Eshkevari and the Quest for Reform. limited. Islamic Democratic Government. 2006. I.B.Tauris. London and New York. 978-1-84511-133-5. 63–65.
  3. Book: Ali Rahnema. An Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shariati. I.B.Tauris. 235. 2000. 1860645526.
  4. Book: Richard W. Cottam. Iran and the United States: A Cold War Case Study. University of Pittsburgh Press. 191. 1989. 0822974398.