Shirin Ebadi: The role of women in promoting peace in the Middle East
This is a review of a lecture given by Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi. It took place at the School of Oriental and African Studies on 2 February 2011. When she came into the room, Shirin got a rapturous welcome from the crowd, packed into the stairwells, in the [...]
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: Burmese Nobel Peace Laureate
The release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese Nobel Peace laureate and leader of Burma’s non-violent pro-democracy movement who spent a total of 15 years under house arrest in Rangoon has reignited hopes amongst the Burmese population and has revitalized the opposition. Since her release she has made it abundantly clear that democracy is [...]
