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Biographical. I was born in the city of Hamadan [northwestern Iran] in 1947. My family were academics and practising Muslims. At the time of my birth my father was the head of Hamedan’s Registry Office. My father, Mohammad Ali Ebadi, one of the first lecturers in commercial law, had written several books. He passed away in 1993.
Shirin Ebadi. Prize share: 1/1. The Nobel Peace Prize 2003 was awarded to Shirin Ebadi "for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children". To cite this section MLA style: The Nobel Peace Prize 2003. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024.
Dr. Shirin Ebadi, former Iranian lawyer and judge became the first Iranian woman and Muslim to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for promoting democracy and human rights for women and children in Iran. Today, Dr. Ebadi congratulates the courageous women of Iran and the men who have stood beside them against the brutality of the regime in ...
Oct 23, 2022 · Shirin Ebadi: Inspiring Iranians to fight for their rights. As the first Muslim woman and only Iranian to date to have received the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has inspired generations of ...
Oct 10, 2003 · Shirin Ebadi was one of Iran’s first female judges. Dismissed from her post in 1979 after Khomeini’s revolution, she later opened a private law practice and served as defence council for dissidents. In 2000, she herself was arrested because of her criticism of the regime. Ebadi joined the campaign for fundamental human rights, and women’s ...
Watch a video clip of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Shirin Ebadi, receiving her Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 2003. MLA style: Shirin Ebadi – Prize presentation.
Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, visited Stockholm 22 November 2010. She is in exile in the United Kingdom since June 2009, but she never ceases her work for human rights in Iran. MLA style: Shirin Ebadi – Interview. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024.
