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Mohsen Kadivar graduated in Qom with a degree in ijtihad in 1997. He got his Ph.D. in Islamic philosophy and theology from Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran in 1999. Since summer 1987 Kadivar has begun expressing skepticism towards the validity of certain major policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. After several restrictions, he was imprisoned for 18 months in Evin prison. He then moved to the US and is currently research professor of Islamic Studies at the Duke University. For his full biography, visit his official website.