Shirin Ebadi

Women In The Muslim World Need Genuine Reform

Ida Lichter, M.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

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Ida Lichter, M.D.

Is misogyny prevalent and gaining traction in the Muslim world and why did most women vote for Islamists in Middle East elections?

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Nobel Laureate: Sanctions 'Hurt The Iranian People'

Eline Gordts | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Iran Sanctions, Iran, U.S., Iran Nuclear Talks, Iran Nuclear Program, Iran Arms, Iran u.s., World News

Shirin Ebadi is a Nobel Prize laureate, lawyer, human rights activist and fierce critic of the Iranian regime. Yet despite her opposition to Iranian P...

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Peace Laureates Take On The War On Women

Marianne Schnall | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Nobel Laureate, Violence Against Women, Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Mairead Corrigan Macguire, Aung San Suu Kyi, Congo, Impact News
Marianne Schnall

Certain topics have always been hard to talk about--rape and sexual abuse ranking high up on that list. And yet we must speak up more because of the many women affected.

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Does Peace Come From Within? The Dalai Lama and Other Nobel Peace Prize Winners (Gently) Disagree

Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: World Peace, Peace Education Summit, Dalai Lama, Shirin Ebadi, Nonviolence, Tibetan Buddhism, Dalai Lama Nonviolence, Newark Peace Summit, Forgiveness, Religion News

By David Giambusso Religion News Service NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) The Dalai Lama says peace in the world begins with peace in oneself. Some of his fellow N...

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Dodging Bullets: The Consequences of Ignoring Nonviolence

Kenneth Kales | Posted 07.08.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Islam, Nonviolence, Muslim, Osama Bin Laden, World News
Kenneth Kales

I've just returned from an uplifting author tour with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi for her new book The Golden Cage, to be met with a near ...

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Andrea Stone

Iranian Nobel Laureate Changes Stances On Sanctions, Nuclear Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Iran Sanctions, Nobel Peace Prize, Golden Cage, Iran, Human Rights, Iran Nuclear Program, World News

WASHINGTON -- Iran’s leading human rights activist and its only Nobel Peace Prize winner softened her stance against economic sanctions aimed at the...

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A Quiet Lunch

Kenneth Kales | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Iran, Nobel Peace Prize, Democracy, Human Rights, Brazil, Politics News
Kenneth Kales

Two Mondays ago, at United Nations headquarters in Geneva, some guests had a quiet lunch together. Apparently encouraged by our ambassador there, Mari...

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The Message of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi

Kenneth Kales | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth Kales

Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi would face certain arrest and imprisonment were she to return home to Iran. So for now, she believes it is best for her to remain in exile and continue to speak out.

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Misogyny In The Muslim World: Bound By Culture Or Religion?

Ida Lichter, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Misogyny, Muslim Women, Fgm, Zainah Anwar, Sisters in Islam, Female Circumcision, One Million Signatures Campaign, Women?S Rights, Ijtihad, Guardian Law, Honor Killing, Fitna, Sharia Law, Islamic Women, Women's Empowerment, Women in Iran, Female Genital Mutilation, Islam and Women, Women in Sudan, Religion News
Ida Lichter, M.D.

In many Muslim societies, Islamic law deems women inferior to men. A woman's testimony is worth half that of a man, and her independence is restricted by seclusion in the home, laws of guardianship by male kin, polygamy and unilateral divorce.

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Let's Get Noisy

Heather Reisman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Elie Wiesel, Prisoner of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Marina Nemat, Sakineh Astiani, Azar Nafisi, World News
Heather Reisman

Last week, like so many others, I was horrified to read that a 43-year-old woman in Iran had been sentenced to be stoned to death for an alleged act of adultery. I knew I could not just go to bed that night.

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Can the U.S. Help Iran's Green Movement?

Josh Shahryar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mousavi, Biden, Khamenei, Shirin Ebadi, Middle East, Karroubi, Iran, Tehran, Obama, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Green Movement, Politics News
Josh Shahryar

Obama must make it clear that Iran's Green Movement has the full backing of the U.S. government and follow it up with action.

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Pushing the Iranian Opposition Underground

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Green Movement, Mehdi Karroubi, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Opposition, Iran Election, Nowruz, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Nowruz Haft Sinn, Home News
Melody Moezzi

No holiday is dearer to the hearts of the Iranian people than Nowruz. But this year, many of my friends in Tehran will not be taking vacations. Instead, they're planning to take to the streets yet again, in bold defiance of the warnings of the regime and the pleas of their parents.

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The Persian Primer: How to Understand and Properly Make Fun of Iranian-Americans

Dr. Ali Binazir | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Funny in Farsi, Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, Maz Jobrani, Iranian Stereotypes, Nasim Pedrad, Firoozeh Dumas, Iranian-Americans, Omid Kordestani, Roxana Saberi, Firouz Naderi, Reading Lolita in Tehran, Between Two Worlds, Iranian-American Stereotypes, Azar Nafisi, Comedy News
Dr. Ali Binazir

Who's making fun of Iranians? Nobody. Except for Iranians themselves. Most likely, this shortcoming stems from a lack of familiarity with the endearing quirks of Iranian culture that would lend themselves to proper parody.

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Iran Accuses West Of Instigating Protests

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sanctions, Sms, Ashura, White House, West, Shirin Ebadi, Khameini, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Protests, #Iranelection, Tehran, Iran, Censorship, Ahmadinejad, World News

(AP) TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian security forces made a wave of new arrests Tuesday, including Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's sister and a relative of...

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We Cannot Let Fear Turn Into Hate: Iran's Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Speaks

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Fearmongering, Fear, Hate, World, President Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Naropa University, Denver, Clash of Civilizations, Iran, Samuel Huntington, Politics, Peace, Kiri Westby, Living, Boulder Colorado, 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Healthy Living News
Kiri Westby

Last Friday I went to hear a keynote address from Iran's only Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi. I was blown away.

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Iran's Great Green Divide

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Election, Internet, Tehran, Green, Twitter, Youtube, Social N, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Facebook, Shirin Ebadi, Islam, 1979 Islamic Revolution, World News
Charlotte Safavi

After fishing in a rushing stream of Tweets, I watched YouTube clips showing a police station burning, a group of Basij militia cornered but not hurt, a police van overturned. Chants included, "Khamenei is a murderer. His reign is over."

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Shirin Ebadi: Nobel Laureate's Medal Seized By Iran, Norway Claims

AP | NASSER KARIMI and IAN MacDOUGALL | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of th...

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Sweden, Norway Slam Iran For Threats Against Nobel Winner Shirin Ebadi

AP | LOUISE NORDSTROM | Posted 05.25.2011

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STOCKHOLM — Scandinavian officials said Thursday that the Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma confiscated by Iran from laureate Shirin Ebadi hav...

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A Discussion with a Nobel Laureate: Shirin Ebadi and the Struggle for Democracy in Iran, Part I

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: People Power, Shirin Ebadi, Islam, Nonviolent Conflict, Colorado, Obama, Democracy, Nobel Peace Prize, Nonviolent Struggle, Power, Barack Obama, Peace Studies, Iran, Nonviolence, Islamic Republic of Iran, Human Rights, Muslims, Middle East, Boulder, Buddhism, Naropa, World News
Cynthia Boaz

Ebadi told me that part of her job is to help women interpret Islam "correctly" in order to assert their claim to equal rights. If she is any indication, the Iranian Women's Movement is in extremely capable hands.

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Shirin Ebadi's Sister Arrested By Iran

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Iran, Iran Protests, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran Violence, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian security forces intensified their crackdown on anti-government supporters Tuesday, arresting relatives of the country's N...

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From Mother's Dream to "A Woman's Nation" -- Shriver Charts Progress for American Women

Lys Anzia | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Gloria Steinem, Shirin Ebadi, Women's Rights, Feminists, Maria Shriver, A Woman's Nation, Equal Rights, World, American Women, Politics News
Lys Anzia

Like their global sisters, I know American women want equal opportunity. Let's hope this report finds a way to bring a deep appreciation of this fact, with resulting improvement, to the political, humanitarian, social and business lives for women across the US.

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Iran Intelligence Ministry Attempts Intimidation of Nobel Laureate Ebadi

Lys Anzia | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Politics, Women's Rights, Human Rights, Middle-East, World, Shirin Ebadi, Protest, Iran, Impact, Nushin Ebadi, Video, World News
Lys Anzia

Nushin Ebadi, Shirin's younger sister, has been arrested by Iranian officials during a Monday sweep of the home they shared in Tehran. The move is obviously directed at the Nobel Laureate.

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Shirin Ebadi Nobel Medal Row: Iran Tells Norway To Stay Out Of It

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran summoned Norway's ambassador Friday and said the country had no right to criticize the Islamic Republic for confiscating Nob...

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Refusing To Be Silenced: Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi to Speak in Boulder (Part 1)

Kiri Westby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boulder Colorado, Shirin Ebadi, Iran Election, Iran, Nobel Peace Prize, Naropa University, Colorado, Women in Islam, Kiri Westby, Denver News
Kiri Westby

This is a rare opportunity for all of us to hear from a leading Iranian peace advocate about her vision for human rights and women's rights in Islam.

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Public Opinion in Tehran: Can Iran's Presidential Elections Influence Change?

Shirin Mohammadi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Presidential Elections, Iran, Iran Election, Mohsen Rezai, US-Iran Relations, Iran Elections, Karoubi, World News
Shirin Mohammadi

The problem with boycotting Iranian elections is that it is more likely to worsen the situation, as proven by the 9th presidential elections.

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