Thursday 10 October 2013

Women of Islam - 7


 
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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