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08:00 PM » Shirin Ebadi Lecture - Democracy and Human Rights

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Shirin Ebadi delivers the timely lecture Islam, Democracy and Human Rights at UCSB Campbell Hall
Summary Facts:
Shirin Ebadi Islam, Democracy and Human Rights
Ebadi is the first Iranian and first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
One of the first female judges in her native Iran, Ebadi is a tireless crusader for human rights
Co-presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures, UCSB Center for Middle East Studies, the Office of the Chancellor and Direct Relief International

Monday, May 17 / 8 pm / UCSB Campbell Hall
General public: $15 / UCSB students: $10
Tickets & information: UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535
Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, will give a lecture on the crucial topic of Islam, Democracy and Human Rights on Monday, May 17 at 8 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall. A lawyer and human rights activist who served in the 1970s as one of the first female judges in her country, Ebadi was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work on the behalf of democracy and the rights of women and children in Iran. Her talk will be in Persian, with English translation.