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DESCRIPTION:Activist, Lawyer, and Nobel Laureate SHIRIN EBADI appears in conversation 
 with KAVITA RAMDAS, President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women, on 
 Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at 8 pm at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.  As a 
 lawyer and Iran’s first female judge, SHIRIN EBADI has been a driving 
 force behind her country’s legal reform by seeking changes in divorce and 
 inheritance legislation and championing the rights of women, families, and 
 children.  EBADI was the first Iranian citizen and the first Muslim woman 
 to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which she received in 2003 for her 
 brave and inspiring efforts to fight for democracy and human rights.  
 Iran's first female judge, Ebadi was forced to resign her post after the 
 1979 revolution.  Establishin an independent law practice, EBADI went on to 
 represent politically sensitive cases, often at the risk of her personal 
 safety.  Her refusal to be silenced by the conservative forces controlling 
 Iran won the admiration of worldwide human rights groups and brought her in 
 direct conflict with the law, leading to a jail sentence, professional ban, 
 and attempted assassination.  EBADI chronicles the Iranian reformist 
 movement and her exceptional life in "Iran Awakening: A Memoir of 
 Revolution and Hope."  Tickets: $18.50  For tickets, contact City Box 
 Office: (415) 392-4400 or http://www.cityboxoffice.com\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/03/16/91913.php
SUMMARY:Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi
LOCATION:Herbst Theatre  401 Van Ness Avenue  San Francisco, CA 94102
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/03/16/91913.php
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