The event was attended by several Iranian and foreign lecturers including Shariati’s son, daughter, wife as well as distinguished professors. The ceremony kicked off with a speech deliver by the son of Shariati, Ehsan and was followed by the lecture of Sara, the daughter of late Shariati, both academicians.
She talked about ‘Shariati and the literature of pain’ saying “understanding the thoughts of a region’s scholars is not possible but through studying their personal life and history. Writer Mohammad Abed Jaberi said that the Arabic civilization created the specific literature of pain, as a result of opposing the opinions of their rulers which caused lots of hardships for them. In Arabic, Jaberi translated ‘pain’ as ‘examination’ which has its origins in political and religious power. He believes that the lives of elites and scholars in the Islamic civilization narrate pain and sorrow."
