Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.
Shirin EbadiNorth Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis.
Shirin EbadiHow can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear.
Shirin EbadiWe must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.
Shirin Ebadi