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Cargando... Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran (2016)por Shirin Ebadi
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  PDCRead | Apr 6, 2020 |   Marghe48 | Sep 4, 2017 |  ) nyiper | May 6, 2017 | This book is mainly about what happened after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. As eluded to above, the government Iran was not pleased with her award and her work and the way it all made them look. She became a target and so did everyone around her, not that it stopped everyone from doing the work that needed to be done. This was a great book about her personal struggles and the rationale behind many of Ebadi's decisions. It also provides an interesting insight into the events that were dubbed the "Arab Spring". I listened to the audiobook, read by Shohreh Aghdashloo. I didn't recognize her name but Aghdashloo has been in several movies and tv shows. Her voice had been somewhat familiar but I recognized her face right away. The link will take you to her IMDB. She does a great job narrating the book. As always, I appreciate getting to listen to names in other cultures that I would not only butcher but not get a chance to hear how gorgeous they can be. I would have liked to hear more about Ebadi's work and details on some speaking engagements, but the lack of that information didn't deter from being able to appreciate the book and what she does tell us. She continues to work for Iran through the center mentioned above, visit their site for updates on her work and statements. (  ) Calavari | Oct 26, 2016 | This ministry, by the way, is almost unbelievable, how far they would go to track her every move. They had people monitoring her home, her emails, her phone calls, everything, and despite finding nothing, they continue to pursue her. I can only imagine it is for their fear of losing power. One agent in particular stands out: Mahmudi, whose real name was never provided, and his obsession – in the truest sense of the word – for Ebadi and how to get her to “shut up.” When they couldn’t break her, they went after her husband, her sister, her colleagues, anyone that had any connection to her, at best causing an inconvenience, at worst destroying their lives. Ebadi’s faith is a part of her, and though I wish I still didn’t have to say this, religion is not the cause of the problems here. The abuse of power and authority, and occasionally corrupting the intent of religion, is the stem of human rights violations. Ebadi also possesses a deep understanding of how these oppressors work, as well as how Iran influences other countries in the Middle East and the rest of the world. Late in the book, she briefly writes of how Iran still has oppressed women’s rights, but that overall it is much less severe than in other countries – though still far from equitable, set back further by former President Ahmadinejad. One moment, if understated in her writing, was mention of a place she visited that was notable for its complete lack of female employees. Also memorable was how, among Ahmedinejad’s other backwards policies, he had martyrs buried in the cities’ parks, altering the limited green space available, in a place already suffering from air pollution. The chapter titles are ominous-sounding, but it is with a remarkably calm pen that Ebadi tells her stories. Many lines I wanted to underline, or highlight, saying so much in so little space. For example, she believed that President Obama’s comments after the 2009 election in Iran were just the right response – nothing that could be used against the United States. It is so important for world leaders to have this kind of understanding. Here I made sure to flag one passage: “What should a society do when a leader that is elected through a democratic process then seeks to subvert the very legal foundation on which the state, constitution, and electorate that voted him into power is based on? Can you allow a democratically elected leader to essentially destroy and subvert the principles that put him in power in the first place?” Here, this is in reference to Morsi’s removal in Egypt, but can also be seen as a warning for democracies elsewhere. Like Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” this may be “required reading,” for its insight on what it takes to achieve equity in human rights. Note: I won a copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads. For more reviews, follow my blog at http://matt-stats.blogspot.com/ ( ) MattCembrola | Aug 24, 2016 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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"For several years the Iranian government tried everything to silence Shirin Ebadi: They arrested her, bugged her phones, attacked her home, shadowed her everywhere she went, seized her office, and nailed a death threat to her front door. But nothing could stop Ebadi from her work as a human rights lawyer defending women, children, and the persecuted in Iran. After several years of harassment and intimidation, the Iranian spy services turned their sights onto Ebadi's only weakness: those she loved the most, her family. First the authorities detained her daughter, then they laid a trap for her husband straight out of a spy novel. The Iranian government took everything from Shirin Ebadi--her marriage, her home, her property, her bank accounts, they even seized her Nobel Prize--but the one thing they could not take was her spirit and her desire for a better future for her country. Shirin Ebadi is one of the most revered leaders on the global stage. For the first time she's telling the full story of how the government of Iran tried to destroy her, and almost succeeded"--
"The first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has inspired millions around the globe through her work as a human rights lawyer defending women and children against a brutal regime in Iran. Now Ebadi tells her story of courage and defiance in the face of a government out to destroy her, her family, and her mission: to bring justice to the people and the country she loves. For years the Islamic Republic tried to intimidate Ebadi, but after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rose to power in 2005, the censorship and persecution intensified. The government wiretapped Ebadi's phones, bugged her law firm, sent spies to follow her, harassed her colleagues, detained her daughter, and arrested her sister on trumped-up charges. It shut down her lectures, fired up mobs to attack her home, seized her offices, and nailed a death threat to her front door. Despite finding herself living under circumstances reminiscent of a spy novel, nothing could keep Ebadi from speaking out and standing up for human dignity. But it was not until she received a phone call from her distraught husband--and he made a shocking confession that would all but destroy her family--that she realized what the intelligence apparatus was capable of to silence its critics. The Iranian government would end up taking everything from Shirin Ebadi--her marriage, friends, and colleagues, her home, her legal career, even her Nobel Prize--but the one thing it could never steal was her spirit to fight for justice and a better future. This is the amazing, at times harrowing, simply astonishing story of a woman who would never give up, no matter the risks. Just as her words and deeds have inspired a nation, Until We Are Free will inspire you to find the courage to stand up for your beliefs; advance praise for Until We Are Free: "Shirin Ebadi is quite simply the most vital voice for freedom and human rights in Iran"--Reza Aslan, author of No god but God and Zealot : The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth; "A riveting account of a brave, lonely struggle. Reads like a police thriller, its drama heightened by Ebadi's determination to keep up the quotidian aspects of her family life"--The Washington Post Book World; "A must-read. may be the most important book you could read this year"--Seattle Post-Intelligencer; "As a testament to how a single, inspired voice can rise above the cacophony. The book should be required reading"--The Nation; "Some of her admirers in Iran call her a woman of steel. Sure, the Iranian human rights champion also has a heart of gold. But it is Shirin Ebadi's unbending will that explains how she has become the conscience of the Islamic Republic"--Time; "[Ebadi] has risked her freedom and her life to defend democracy, free speech, and the rule of law"--The Boston Globe"-- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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She has fought tirelessly over the years for the elements in society that we take for granted; democracy, freedom of speech and most importantly in that country equality. Her work for those at the very bottom of society, the plight of Baha'is and women has been an inspiration across the globe, so much so, that she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her relentless work. This did not go unnoticed by the authorities and the Ministry of Intelligence. They bugged her offices and home and made sure that her activities were disrupted and her and her staff and family were intimidated frequently. One man, Mahmudi, seems to have made it his personal mission to hound her to the end of the earth. Little did she know at the time, but a trip to Majorca would be the last time she saw her beloved country.
This book is very moving, not only do we get to see the side of Iran that few of us know about, but we see just how fractured it has become under the continuing despotic leadership. Ebadi writes with a passion and eloquence about her circumstances, the constant hounding that her husband and daughters have had to endure because of the stand that she has taken and the situation in the country. She is even intimidated by them whilst in exile. I would urge people to read this, not just to get an insight to another country in turmoil, but to see what the true face of humanity is and the courage of a woman who has chosen to stand up for her beliefs. (