Shirin Ebadi
Keynote Speaker: Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Iranian Activist & Lawyer
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Shirin Ebadi Biography
Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, became a judge after graduating from Tehran University Law School and passing the relevant qualifying exams. She soon progressed through the ranks and in 1975 became the first woman to preside over a court. In the wake of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, all female judges were dismissed, and Ebadi was demoted to the position of a clerk in the very same court over which she once presided. Since she could not tolerate the situation any longer, she put in a request for early retirement.
After her retirement request was granted, Dr. Ebadi applied for a license to practice law to continue serving in another capacity in the legal profession. But her request was not approved for seven years because she had published several critical articles. Finally, in 1992, she succeeded in obtaining a lawyer's license from the Central Bar Association.
In her new profession, she focused on defending victims of human rights abuse, while simultaneously writing and publishing 14 books, including the Rights of the Child, the Rights of Women, and Tradition and Modernity in the Iranian legal system. Many of her books have been translated into and published in several languages. Ebadi also taught Urban Rights and Women's Rights at the universities of Tehran and Allameh Tabataba'i for six years. Along with her colleagues, she set up three NGOs in Iran, called Society for Protecting the Rights of the Child, Mine Clearing Collaboration Association, and Centre for Defenders of Human Rights. On the international front, in 2006 along with other female Nobel laureates, she founded the Nobel Women's Initiative, which is based in Canada.
Ebadi has won numerous awards, including the Leibniz Ring in Germany, Légion d'Honneur in France, and Scholars at Risk prize in Ireland. She is also honorary citizen of several world cities, including Paris and Genoa. Moreover, to date, Ebadi has received 26 honorary doctorates from various universities throughout the world, including the University of Cambridge (UK), Brown University (United States), and University of British Colombia (Canada).
Ebadi was first imprisoned in 1999 and again prosecuted in 2009 for criticizing the Islamic Republic. Security forces raided her office, and the government froze her bank accounts and seized her assets. Since then, she has been living outside Iran. In 2012, she established the Centre for Defenders of Human Rights in London through which she continues her activities towards advancing human rights in Iran and in Islamic countries.
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Shirin Ebadi Videos
The Golden Cage: Three Brothers, Three Choices, One Destiny
Refugee Rights in Iran
Iran Awakening: One Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Life and Country
Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
Iran Awakening: From Prison to Peace Prize: One Woman's Struggle at the Crossroads of History
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Shirin Ebadi is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Women, Government and Social Activism. The estimated speaking fee range to book Shirin Ebadi for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Shirin Ebadi can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Erin Gruwell, Asra Nomani and Sonia Nazario. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Shirin Ebadi for an upcoming event.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Shirin Ebadi Speaking Topics
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True Islam: Human Rights & The Role of Faith
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The Role of Women in World Peace
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Iran Awakening: A Story of Revolution and Hope
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BOOKS
The Golden Cage: Three Brothers, Three Choices, One Destiny
Refugee Rights in Iran
Iran Awakening: One Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Life and Country
Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
Iran Awakening: From Prison to Peace Prize: One Woman's Struggle at the Crossroads of History
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Shirin Ebadi Quotes (Author of Iran Awakening)
4 quotes from Shirin Ebadi: 'When the gravity of death first touched me, I'd found preoccupation with the minutiae of daily life meaningless. If we ultimately die, ...
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'Until We Are Free' tells of Shirin Ebadi's fight for human rights in Iran ...
Iranian activist Shirin Ebadi explains what working in the human rights field means by sharing what she has gained and lost throughout her journey.
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From Burmese Dissident to Mystifying Politician - WSJ
Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi writes about Aung San Suu Kyi's neglect of the Rohingya Muslim minority group in Burma.
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Exiled Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi fights for Iranians in new ...
They harassed her, intimidated her and jailed her but nothing Iranian intelligence could do would dent Shirin Ebadi's determination to speak up for human rights ...
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'Until We Are Free,' by Shirin Ebadi - The New York Times
Through a powerful and deeply disturbing account of her own work as a human rights lawyer and activist, Shirin Ebadi's latest memoir, “Until We Are Free: My ...
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