The first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Shirin Ebadi has inspired millions around the globe through her work as a human rights lawyer defending women and children against a brutal regime in Iran. In her new book, Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran, Ebadi describes the years of intimidations from the Islamic Republic – that shut down her lectures, fired up mobs to attack her home, seized her offices and nailed a death threat to her front door. Although the Iranian government took her marriage, friends and colleagues, home, legal career and even her Nobel Prize, it could never steal her spirit to fight for justice and a better future. Hear this story of a woman who, despite seemingly insurmountable risks, never gave up.
Dr. Shirin Ebadi was born in 1947 in Hamadan, Iran. Educated in Tehran, she became one of Iran’s first female judges, and in 1975, the youngest and first female chief magistrate of Iran’s 26th Divisional Court. Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, all female judges were dismissed. In 1992, Dr. Ebadi set up a private practice handling contentious cases and was incarcerated, charged with spreading lies against the Islamic Republic. In 2003, she won the Nobel Peace Prize and used some of the prize money to set up the Defenders of Human Rights Center. Dr. Ebadi left Iran for a conference shortly before the June 2009 presidential election and did not return. The government filed a legal case against her, confiscated her properties on the pretext of unpaid taxes, and arrested her sister and husband. Dr. Ebadi continues her activities in de facto exile. She is married with two daughters.
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Dr. Shirin Ebadi was born in 1947 in Hamadan, Iran. Educated in Tehran, she became one of Iran’s first female judges, and in 1975, the youngest and first female chief magistrate of Iran’s 26th Divisional Court. Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, all female judges were dismissed. In 1992, Dr. Ebadi set up a private practice handling contentious cases and was incarcerated, charged with spreading lies against the Islamic Republic. In 2003, she won the Nobel Peace Prize and used some of the prize money to set up the Defenders of Human Rights Center. Dr. Ebadi left Iran for a conference shortly before the June 2009 presidential election and did not return. The government filed a legal case against her, confiscated her properties on the pretext of unpaid taxes, and arrested her sister and husband. Dr. Ebadi continues her activities in de facto exile. She is married with two daughters.
The bookseller for this event is Books Inc. Laurel Village.
http://www.booksinc.net/SFLaurel
The first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Shirin Ebadi has inspired millions around the globe through her work as a human rights lawyer defending women and children against a brutal regime in Iran. In her new book, Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran, Ebadi describes the years of intimidations from the Islamic Republic – that shut down her lectures, fired up mobs to attack her home, seized her offices and nailed a death threat to her front door. Although the Iranian government took her marriage, friends and colleagues, home, legal career and even her Nobel Prize, it could never steal her spirit to fight for justice and a better future. Hear this story of a woman who, despite seemingly insurmountable risks, never gave up.
Dr. Shirin Ebadi was born in 1947 in Hamadan, Iran. Educated in Tehran, she became one of Iran’s first female judges, and in 1975, the youngest and first female chief magistrate of Iran’s 26th Divisional Court. Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, all female judges were dismissed. In 1992, Dr. Ebadi set up a private practice handling contentious cases and was incarcerated, charged with spreading lies against the Islamic Republic. In 2003, she won the Nobel Peace Prize and used some of the prize money to set up the Defenders of Human Rights Center. Dr. Ebadi left Iran for a conference shortly before the June 2009 presidential election and did not return. The government filed a legal case against her, confiscated her properties on the pretext of unpaid taxes, and arrested her sister and husband. Dr. Ebadi continues her activities in de facto exile. She is married with two daughters.
The bookseller for this event is Books Inc. Laurel Village.
http://www.booksinc.net/SFLaurel
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Dr. Shirin Ebadi was born in 1947 in Hamadan, Iran. Educated in Tehran, she became one of Iran’s first female judges, and in 1975, the youngest and first female chief magistrate of Iran’s 26th Divisional Court. Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, all female judges were dismissed. In 1992, Dr. Ebadi set up a private practice handling contentious cases and was incarcerated, charged with spreading lies against the Islamic Republic. In 2003, she won the Nobel Peace Prize and used some of the prize money to set up the Defenders of Human Rights Center. Dr. Ebadi left Iran for a conference shortly before the June 2009 presidential election and did not return. The government filed a legal case against her, confiscated her properties on the pretext of unpaid taxes, and arrested her sister and husband. Dr. Ebadi continues her activities in de facto exile. She is married with two daughters.
The bookseller for this event is Books Inc. Laurel Village.
http://www.booksinc.net/SFLaurel
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