“When more and more people want something, it becomes easier to achieve that goal.” PeopleWantGoalAchieveEasierWant Something Author:Shirin Ebadi
“Whenever women protest and ask for their rights, they are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam. It is an unfounded argument. It is not Islam at fault, but rather the patriarchal culture that uses its own interpretations to justify whatever it wants.” WantUseLawCultureAsksRightsArgumentFaultsIslamJustifyProtestInterpretationJustifiedCultural Relativism Author:Shirin Ebadi
“I want to take my American friends back to the end of World War II, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was formulated. A group of thinkers met to come up with ways and means to prevent yet another war. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt played a crucial role in assembling this group of people. And that is why the name of the United States is synonymous with the cause of human rights around the world.” PeopleWorldWayWantHumansMeanWarEndsStatesNamesCausesUnitedRolesUnited StatesRightsGroupsMetsUniversalHuman RightsCome UpAround The WorldWar Of The WorldsThinkerCrucialWorld War IiWorld War IDeclarationEleanorAssemblingDeclaration Of Human Rights Author:Shirin Ebadi
“The people are fed up with corruption and embezzlement. They object to censorship. The first thing that the people of Iran want is free elections.” PeopleWantFirstsObjectsElectionCorruptionIranFedsCensorshipFed UpFree ElectionsEmbezzlement Author:Shirin Ebadi
“The international community can't trust such a government. If the government of Iran wants the international community to believe in what it says, it should try to bring true, pure democracy into the country. The political solution to the energy issue or the nuclear case is democracy in Iran.” IfsWantShouldTryingBelieveCountryGovernmentPoliticalEnergyCommunityCasesDemocracyIssuesPureSolutionsInternationalNuclearIranInternational Community Author:Shirin Ebadi
“Usually, in any revolution people are focused on who wants to have the most power. But the most important thing is the laws that are written during that time.” PeopleWantImportantLawWrittenRevolutionImportant ThingsFocused Author:Shirin Ebadi
“We shouldn't just consider the desire of government to do what it wants to do. We should always consider the resistance of people. The culture of Iranian people doesn't let the government drag people into deep trouble or backlash. Maybe government wants it, but the culture doesn't let it go on.” PeopleWantShouldGovernmentDesireCultureTroubleGoes OnResistanceDragLet It GoIranianBacklash Author:Shirin Ebadi
