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Feminist Muslim Nobel Peace Prize winner, welcomes Iran's nuclear technology

spinifex | 28.02.2006 23:08

Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, lawyer, human rights activist and founder of the Association for Support of Children's Rights in Iran, has spoken in support of Iran's nuclear development programme.

Catherine Zeta Jones congratulating Shirin Ebadi on her Nobel Peace Prize
Catherine Zeta Jones congratulating Shirin Ebadi on her Nobel Peace Prize


On December 10, 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the prize.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirin_Ebadi

Shirin Ebadi told reporters: "Aside from being economically justified, it (Iran's nuclear development programme) has become a cause of national pride for an old nation with a glorious history. No Iranian government, regardless of its ideology or democratic credentials, would dare to stop the program."….”

 http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/sunnis-fear-us-missteps-will-bolster-tehrans-influence/2006/02/28/1141095740977.html?page=4

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