The Quran, it is a producer of meaning.

If you have some time, 100 minutes or so, and a hunger for unsheathing the meaning of the Quran, take some time out to listen to these two lectures on The Quran in its Historical Context by the Late Nasr Abu Zayd and Dr. Soroush at Notre Dame (some us university) last Spring.

Its exiled Egyptian rationalist meets post revolutionary Iranian philosopher. Only in the US, not Istanbul.

there is a good Dr Soroush English language resource library online.

Also have been gettign into the thought of Ali Shariati, who at first estimations looks to embody much Ganj Spirit and epitomise cultural J. Very perplexing ideas of Tawhid , Shirk and Hijra though.