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Home Page » Authors » Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi is a prominent Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and former judge, known for her unwavering commitment to the promotion of democracy and human rights in Iran. Born in 1947, she made history as the first female judge in Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Following the revolution, she faced significant challenges and was forced to resign from her judicial position. Nonetheless, she continued her legal practice and advocacy, focusing on issues such...
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Under the Iranian code, the worth of a woman's life equals half of a man's, a point that often leads to grotesque legal judgments that effectively punish the victims. In this instance, the judge ruled...

Shirin Ebadi Iran Awakening:...

We adapted to being at war, just as we had adapted to the chaos and upheaval of revolution. How amazing and yet tragic it is, I thought, the human instinct for

Shirin Ebadi Iran Awakening

was a female Palestinian suicide bomber clutching a rifle in one hand and her little son in the other. This, it seemed, was the state's only vision of gender equality. Ahmadinejad instituted separate...

Shirin Ebadi Until We Are...

When the gravity of death first touched me, I'd found preoccupation with the minutiae of daily life meaningless. If we ultimately die, and turn to dust in the ground, should it ever truly upset us if...

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