Shirin Ebadi

[nanila]

Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer & the first Muslim woman ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize. She has campaigned for the rights of women, children and refugees in Iran for decades. She has also defended many prominent dissidents. She has effectively been forced into exile after her Center for Defenders of Human Rights in Tehran was shut down.

Comments

[happydork]

Have I mentioned recently that I love your picspams? Because I really do -- so awesome to learn about and see all these amazing people.

[nanila]

Thank you for saying so. I'm glad you enjoy these, because planning them has become quite important to me.

[surexit]

Oh, so fantastic to learn about people like this.

[nanila]

Yes. You know what's extra-awesome? The woman she's with in the third photo is Waris Dirie, a Somali model, actress and activist, campaigning against female circumcision.