Iranian democracy activist Shirin Ebadi onWed. gets 2003 Nobel Peace Prize

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Iranian democracy activist Shirin Ebadi onWed. gets 2003 Nobel Peace Prize

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Iranian democracy activist Shirin Ebadi received the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday, saying it would inspire Iranians and women around the Muslim world to seek their rights and denouncing leaders who use Islam as a pretext for dictatorship

A tireless campaigner for women's and children's rights, Ebadi has challenged fundamental articles of Iranian law such as those saying a woman's life is worth half that of a man or that a woman needs her husband's permission to leave the country

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