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Shirin Ebadi

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Shirin Ebadi's Biography

Shirin Ebadi (Persian: شيرين عبادى - Ŝirin Ebādi; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Centre for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran. On October 10, 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's, children's, and refugee rights. She was the first ever Iranian, and the first Muslim woman to have received the prize.

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Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi
Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi in June 2008 in Tehran. Iran has prevented a prominent woman human rights lawyer, a member of Ebadi's group, from leaving the country to receive an award in Rome, the activist told AFP.
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  • Iran detains prominent opposition lawyer

    News Source: AP Online | about 13 hours ago
    Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have detained a prominent Iranian lawyer who has represented opposition activists and political figures on suspicion of spreading propaganda against the ruling system, her family and attorney said Wednesday.

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    Blog Source: librabunda.blogspot.com | 7 days ago
    Read on and comment >>> Shirin Ebadi | Thursday, August 05, 2010. Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian human-rights activist and Nobel laureate. Labels: Iran, Shirin Ebadi, stoning to death. Bookmark and Share. posted by Mark at 9:46 PM ...

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    Not a "moderate Muslim," not a Westernized "good Muslim," but a Muslim like Mahmoud Darwish, like Shirin Ebadi, like Muhammad Ali, like some New York cabbies, and the bankers on Wall Street. But I am also an American, born in California ...
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