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Abdolkarim Soroush, a prominent thinker and Islamic scholar now living in the United States, has blasted Iranian officials over what he describes as the physical and psychological torture of his son-in-law.

In a letter posted on his website, Soroush said his son-in-law, Hamed, was arrested in Iran and tortured to say in a televised interview that his wife, Soroush’s daughter, is a “slut” and that Soroush is an enemy of Islam with ties to foreigners.