27 Feb 16
He wasn't dismissed, his contract was not renewed, not quite the same thing.
I do agree that the grounds given were unreasonable and that he should consider emigrating if he can (its not easy).
I do think public speakers including lecturers should do what they can to improve their oration and that a University has the right to choose its lecturers based in part on the quality of their speaking ability, but I am not convinced that a 'feminine voice' is necessarily an impediment to clear speech. I have had lecturers and teachers who spoke too quietly, but one can correct that with a PA system. (or getting the class to be a bit quieter).
27 Feb 16
Originally posted by sonhouseI don't know much about Iran, but in the West one typically does not obtain a physics professorship (which in Western academia is always a permanent position) or lectureship position until reaching the late 30s.
It seems 40 must be a few years after the Phd, so why now? He has presumably been teaching there for years. It might be a ploy to get rid of him for some other reason, not towing the party line or some such.
27 Feb 16
Originally posted by KazetNagorraI suspect as sonhouse has, that there is more to this than meets the eye.
I don't know much about Iran, but in the West one typically does not obtain a physics professorship (which in Western academia is always a permanent position) or lectureship position until reaching the late 30s.
27 Feb 16
Originally posted by normbenignQuite likely so, but the point is that in a more reasonable society he might have a chance of taking it to court. In Iran he's probably better off just accepting it and finding another job.
I suspect as sonhouse has, that there is more to this than meets the eye.