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Iran awakening a memoir of revolution and hope

ʻIbādī, Shīrīn (Author). Moaveni, Azadeh, 1976- (Added Author).

Summary: The winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize is an advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution. Best known here as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist Zara Kazemi--raped, tortured and murdered in Iran--Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. The book chronicles her childhood in a loving, untraditional family, her upbringing before the Revolution that toppled the Shah, her marriage and her faith, as well as her life as a mother and lawyer battling an oppressive regime in the courts while bringing up her girls. Outspoken, controversial, Ebadi became the first female judge in Iran; when the religious authorities declared women unfit as judges, she fought her way back as a human rights lawyer, defending women and children in cases that most lawyers were afraid to represent.--From publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 1588365468 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781588365460 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 232 p.) : ill., map.
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Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Random House, c2006.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-220) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	A Tehran girlhood -- Discovering justice -- The bitter taste of revolution -- Iran at war -- War of the cities -- Strange times, my darling -- From the living room to the courtroom -- Terror and the republic -- An experiment in hope -- A conscientious prisoner -- In the shadows of reform -- The Nobel Prize.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.