Life's Legalities

Thursday, October 16, 2003

Shirin Ebadi and human rights

hey all, i've been quite interested lately on the success of Shirin Ebadi.. heard of her? anyway, she is the first Iranian to have won a Nobel Peace Prize.. she has been a human rights activist in Iran, working on raising awareness on the rights of women and children in Iran.. do read a bit more about this remarkable lady here: Ms. Shirin Ebadi Wins Nobel Peace Prize Not to mention that negative reaction has been made towards her by the Iranian head of state, President Khatami and it is a governmental order not to praise Shirin Ebadi for her success on the international stage.. but she continues nonetheless.. i think one of the most appealing reasons is the fact that she was a judge (the first Iranian female judge, by the way) and directly involved with the law of Iran.. as a law student myself, i see this as a way in which i can work to achieve more for the good of the society I live in.. ok.. off from the serious note.. here's the Nobel prize spoof: the Ig Nobel Prize the Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded for weird researches and awkward reports of the things that happen around the world.. visit it here: The Ig Nobel Prize the motto of the Ig Nobel Prize is this: The Ig Nobel Prize winner has done something that first makes people LAUGH, then makes them THINK check out the Prize winners.. and laugh your heads off!! its really funny..