{"id":760,"date":"2025-07-29T04:42:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/?p=760"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:06:02","slug":"spiritual-secularism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/spiritual-secularism\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Secularism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>At the \u201cNational Cooperation for Saving Iran\u201d conference, representatives from the Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq), for secular democracy<!--more--><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u06cc\u0627\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0646 (\u0627\u0647\u0644 \u062d\u0642)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JEyDEqT7Pbk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the \u201cNational Cooperation for Saving Iran\u201d conference, representatives from the Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq) community took part\u2014showing unity among Iran\u2019s diverse religions and cultures in the effort to rebuild political ethics and create a spiritually rooted secular democracy.<\/p>\n<p>One Yarsan speaker highlighted key values like territorial integrity and the separation of religion from government. Their words reminded us that religious minorities also suffer under religious tyranny, and many have long stood at the frontlines of defending secularism.<\/p>\n<p>Our fight is to end the Islamic Republic and build a secular democracy\u2014not against Islam or any other faith. In tomorrow\u2019s Iran, religion will be separate from the state, but all beliefs will be free to celebrate their traditions.<\/p>\n<p>The future Iran will be a colorful tapestry of rituals and cultures: Sufi music and dance, Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed and Zoroastrian festivals, Christian and other ceremonies\u2014all part of a rich cultural life that brings tourism, local income, and jobs. A secular democracy that honors spiritual freedom.<br \/>\nRaghu Kondori, Director of Shahvand think tank<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RaghuKondori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#IranEthicalRenaissance<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-761\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-761 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/spiritualSecular-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"At the \u201cNational Cooperation for Saving Iran\u201d conference, representatives from the Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq) \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/spiritualSecular-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/spiritualSecular-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/spiritualSecular-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/spiritualSecular.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian Secular Democracy and Spirituality<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the \u201cNational Cooperation for Saving Iran\u201d conference, representatives from the Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq), for secular democracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12,157,96,158],"class_list":["post-760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shahvand","tag-iran","tag-spiritual-secularism","tag-sufi","tag-yarsan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spiritual Secularism - Shahvand think tank<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At the National Cooperation for Saving Iran conference, representatives from the Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq). 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