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

Kiri Westby | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

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

Kiri Westby | Posted 10.02.2009 | Denver

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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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10 Pithy Observations About Boulder (Part Two)

Bob Wells | Posted 10.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Hiking, Yoga, Aspen, Boulder, Paul Krugman, Real Estate, Bill Mckibben, Hippies, Buddhism, Naropa University, Denver News
Bob Wells

Yoga studios proliferate. My stereotype of Boulder has had to change. Formerly it was a blonde mom driving a Land Rover and on her cell phone. Now: a 20-something carrying a yoga mat.

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Sister Helen Prejean, of Dead Man Walking fame, on a Kinder Christianity (Video)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living

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Waylon Lewis

The nun behind Dead Man Walking, the best-selling book and movie offers a Christianity that's about mercy, compassion, forgiveness, humor. "It's all about waking up," Sister Helen says.

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