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Born in 1947, Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist and winner of the 2003 Noble Peace Prize. She served as the president of the city court of Tehran and became one of the first female judges in Iran and is celebrated for her research and work to promote peaceful democratic solutions to serious social concerns. Her work represents reformed Islam, the harmony of Islamic law with human rights, equality and freedom of speech. She is an activist for human rights and has written numerous books on the struggle for women and children’s rights in Iran. Ebadi has displayed her personal courage, defending both herself and colleagues, writers and intellectuals, many who were killed or, like Ebadi herself, imprisoned under a harsh political system functioning by inhumane interpretations of Islam.
Size: 62” by 40” (stretched)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Painted in Montreal at the HVW8 studios, 2003
Painted by: Gene Starship and Dan Buller