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Shirin Ebadi

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Canadian Muslims

Women forging a new security

(May 22, 2011) – A group of six women Nobel Peace Laureates is calling for a concerted global effort to end rape as a weapon of war – and other forms of sexual violence in conflict-affected regions. Three of the Nobel Peace Laureates—Jody Williams (USA), Mairead Maguire (Northern Ireland) and Shirin

Canadian Muslims

Dalai Lama in Montreal to open the Second Global Conference on World's Religions after 9/11

(May 21, 2011) – On September 7, 2011, His Holiness,the Dalai Lama, will open the Second Global Conference on World’s Religions after 9/11 in Montreal. He will be joined by Nobel Peace LaureateShirin Ebadi, world-famous authorDeepak Chopra, Professor Tariq Ramadan, ProfessorRobert Thurman, ProfessorGregory Baum recipient of the Order

Abdolkarim Soroush

Muslim with a brain

By Sophia Rose Shafi (December 8, 2009) – I recently had the privilege of seeing Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi speak on the compatibility of human rights and Islam. As I awaited her appearance, two lovely Persian women sat next to me. After uttering the five or six lines I know in