We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.
Shirin EbadiBecause of our youthful population, we suffer from unemployment in Iran. We need more universities and more job opportunities for the young.
Shirin EbadiAkbar Ganji was in prison for six years, and that was it...for six years, and it was finished. Of course the Iranian government could make up some stories and accuse him of some other things, but the international support didn't let the government do that.
Shirin EbadiEveryone's condition is different, and the way that each person lives his or her life is different.
Shirin EbadiIt is totally unacceptable for a government to interfere in the internal affairs of another government and send aid, money, and weapons, to the people who are against a certain regime in another country.
Shirin EbadiWhen there is enough oxygen in the air for everyone, no one is going to take to violence in order to access it. But if there were not enough of it for everyone then people would result to violence in order to get it. Therefore we have to improve the conditions to have better human beings.
Shirin Ebadi