NPR's Jacki Lyden reports that a leading Iranian dissident is returning to the country after nearly a year of self-imposed exile. Abdol Karim Soroush, a leading Islamic philosopher, has angered the authorities by arguing against Iran's theocratic style of government. He disagrees with the government's rigid interpretation of Islam, and insists there is no reason why Islam cannot be compatible with Western concepts of democracy and human rights.
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