“Human Rights and Women’s Rights in Islam”: A Keynote Address by Shirin Ebadi

Women's Leadership and Activism in the Muslim World
A symposium sponsored by the Naropa University Peace Studies Department and the Cordoba Initiative

The Naropa University Peace Studies Department and the Cordoba Initiative are honored to present a keynote address by Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights activist, lawyer and the 2003 Nobel peace laureate on Friday, October 9, 7 p.m. at the Nalanda Events Center.

The title of Dr. Ebadi's keynote address is "Human Rights and Women's Rights in Islam."

On Saturday, Oct. 10, Naropa University will host a daylong symposium, “Women’s Leadership and Activism in the Muslim World.” Dr. Ebadi will participate in the opening panel of the symposium.

This program is funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Cordoba Initiative.

Additional Information on Dr. Ebadi's Life
and Work

The 2003 Nobel Lecture

The 2003 Nobel Autobiography of Shirin Ebadi

The Nobel Women's Initiative

New York Times review of Shirin Ebadi's memoir Iran Awakening

"Human Rights and Civil Society in Iran: A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi" with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom interview with Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi

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