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A quick review on Shirin Ebadi’s “Iran Awakening”
Posted by Ali Sanaei under Culture, History and Archeology, Iran, Middle East, Politics
I just finished reading “Iran Awakening“. The book is somehow Shirin Ebadi’s autobiography written by herself and translated by Azadeh Moaveni.
Briefly, she has tried to produce lots of black and white images of Iran by describing a bit of the crisis happend to the benefit of showing a dark picture of the country. Yes, some parts are true, but skimpy without other bits which were happening in parallel. The book I have has a different cover and sub topic comparing to the one now in the market, not sure why she changed it.
It is also interesting to read one of the last paragraphs of the book where she somehow admits that she has not explained stroies completely! She’s a lawyer and knows what to do and how to do it…
If you read the book, do not just believe most of it, supplementary reading is a must. The book does not say the whole truth happend. Something like Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis“, which does the same thing.
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You’re just a freak!
dorood.
man ketabo nakhoondam, vali be nazaram harfe shoma nemitoone sahih bashe. khanoome ebadi ye vakile daraje yeke yeke va darandeye jayze nobel. shoma dar sathi nistin ke bekhayn az ishoon enteghad konin. kash inglisim dar haddi bood ke ketabo mikhoondamo inja be hamoon ingilisi baraye hame minveshtam ke shoma eshtbeah mikonid.
Hey Ali, I almost agree with you, she has sticked to the black side of everything. But there are some points she has made in her book which needs special attention.
Noble peace prize is the most politically motivated of awards in the world. A cursury look at the list of award winners is enough to tell you the story. Among the notable ones are names that you should recognize. From Martin Luther King Jr. to Henry Kissinger, from Menachim Begin to Lech Walesa, from Yasser Arafat to Nelson Mandela, and from Aung San Suu Kyi to Shirin Ebadi, all have had politcal functions of one sort or another. The case of last two awardees, however, makes for an interesting comparison:
The citation for Suu Kyi reads:
“for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights” - note the emphasis on “non-violent struggle.” Ebadi’s citation is slightly but purposefully different:
“for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children.” - note “efforts for democracy … ”
Two women, nearly the same age, both living under despotic regimes and both working for restoration of democracy and human rights. One, Suu Kyi, is noted for her non-violent opposition to the despotic regime and has suffred six years of imprisonment, hardship, still under house arrest and deprived on contact with the outside world, whereas the other, Ebadi, is only noted for her efforts, was only temporarily detained for six weeks, has collaborated intimately with the law makers of the regime in order to modernize or democratize their laws and make them more appealing to the Western democracies, was welcomed by the President of the regime (Khatami) and reportedly dedicated her award to him, and is allowed to travel around the word, deliver speeches and give interviews and return home without a single nuisance from the authorities?
Now can you tell me if Ebadi is a dissident ? If so a dissident to the US governement or to the Islamic government? Or perhaps the Islamic regime under which Mrs Ebadi is living, is not half as despotic as the regime ruling Myanmar (Burma)? Surely these two women can’t both be oppsing two dictatorships and be regarded as dissidents?
FT
eyval, man daghighan ba shoma movafegham