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Update: UNESCO World Philosophy Day in Iran cancelled

Posted on 2010-11-09 by Andreas Moser

I had already commented about UNESCO’s decision to hold this year’s World Philosophy Congress in Iran and about how Iran thanked UNESCO for this. Apparently, the worldwide protest against UNESCO that ensued has had quite some effect: UNESCO has now … Continue reading →

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Education Reform, Iranian Style

Posted on 2010-10-28 by Andreas Moser

I have already written about my total lack of understanding for UNESCO’s decision to award the hosting of the 2010 World Philosophy Congress to Iran. But as so often, the Islamic Republic of Iran does not avoid providing plenty of … Continue reading →

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