University Heads Sacked

Follows criticism of humanities studies last year by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

RFE/RL: The Iranian government says it will restrict the number of students admitted to humanities programs at universities, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. Meanwhile in the past three months, nearly 20 university deans have been sacked by Science Minister Kamran Daneshjou, most recently Yosef Sobouti of the Graduate University of Zanjan. Daneshjou was in charge of the Interior Ministry's election headquarters in the contested presidential vote last year >>>


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Anonymouse

Who needs university when u can learn stuff in Masjid like this

by Anonymouse on

Too many humanities students and too little religious students?

Either way when they grow up none of them will like the Islamic Republic!

Everything is sacred


Shazde Asdola Mirza

Instead of the Humanities Departments, they should open new

by Shazde Asdola Mirza on

... courses about what they really know: InHumanity.