Shirin Ebadi

Broschiertes Buch

Iran Awakening

From Prison to Peace Prize: One Woman's Struggle at the Crossroads of History

With Azadeh Moaveni

Beschreibung

Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian human rights lawyer and activist. She is known for defending dissident figures, and for the establishment of a number of non-profit grassroots organisations dedicated to human rights. In 2003, she became the first Muslim woman, and the first Iranian, to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Here, she tells her story.

Autor

Born in 1947, Shirin Ebadi trained in law, obtained a doctorate from Tehran University and served as a judge from March 1969 - the first woman ever to do so in Iran. Following the victory of the Islamic Revolution in February 1979 she, and other female judges, were dismissed from their posts and given clerical duties (in Ebadi's case, in the very court she had presided over). She resigned in protest and was, in effect, housebound for many years until finally, in 1992, she succeeded in obtaining a lawyer's license and setting up her own practice. She then represented various high-profile cases of political victims, journalists, child custody cases and others until she was forced to live in exile in London.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK / Rider
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 530392
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Altersempfehlung: 14 bis 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 126mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 172g
• ISBN-13: 9781846040146
• ISBN-10: 1846040140
• Artikelnr.: 21414796

Rezensionen

Ebadi's inspiring memoir offers a first-hand look at her remarkable life The Times