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Religious Democracy and Principle of National Sovereignty

Dr. Mohsen Esma’ili [1]

In the midst of all questions surrounding religious democracy, the establishing of the actual position of national sovereignty is of great significance. The importance of this issue arises from the fact that national sovereignty is the basis of democracy. On the other hand, religious democracy considers itself sincere to national sovereignty (in the absence of `Velayate Faqhih’ (Vice – regency of high religious authorities of Shi’a jurisprudents). If both facts are placed together, it is natural to question whether the thoughts of religious democracy can be loyal to actual national sovereignty or not?