7/2/2023 0 Comments Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi![]() ![]() ![]() She rose quickly to become the first female judge in the country but when the religious authorities declared women unfit to serve as judges she was demoted to clerk in the courtroom she had once presided over. The book movingly chronicles her childhood in a loving, untraditional family, her upbringing before the Revolution in 1979 that toppled the Shah, her marriage and her religious faith, as well as her life as a mother and lawyer battling an oppressive regime in the courts while bringing up her girls at home.Outspoken, controversial, Shirin Ebadi is one of the most fascinating women today. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi - raped, tortured and murdered in Iran - Dr. The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work. ![]()
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