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Come and hear Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Dr. Shirin Ebadi speak on her experience defending the rights of women, children and refugees and her views on reinterpreting Islamic law in accord with basic human rights and democracy.
In her research, as a lawyer and as an activist, Shirin Ebadi is known for promoting peaceful, democratic solutions to serious problems in society. She takes an active part in the public debate and is well-known and admired by the general public in her country for her defence in court of victims of the conservative faction's attack on freedom of speech and political freedom.
With Islam as her starting point, Ebadi campaigns for peaceful solutions to social problems, and promotes new thinking on Islamic terms. She has displayed great personal courage as a lawyer defending individuals and groups who have fallen victim to a powerful political and legal system that is legitimized through an inhumane interpretation of Islam. Ebadi has shown her willingness and ability to cooperate with representatives of secular as well as religious views.