Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and the first female Nobel Laureate from Iran. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her efforts to promote democracy and human rights, especially for women and children. Ebadi has dedicated
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Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian Nobel laureate, lawyer, writer, teacher and a former judge and founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. In 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her pioneering efforts for democracy and women's, children's, and refugee rights. She was the first Iranian to receive the award.