Shirin Ebadi (Iran,
1947-Present)
In 2003,
Shirin became the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
As a
judge in Iran, she was the first woman to achieve Chief Justice status.
However, she was dismissed from this position after the 1979 Revolution.
As a
lawyer, Shirin has taken on many controversial cases and in
result, has been arrested numerous times.
Her activism has been predicated on
her view that, "An interpretation of Islam that is in harmony with
equality and democracy is an authentic expression of faith. It is not religion
that binds women, but the selective dictates of those who wish them
cloistered."
From Huffington Post
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