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[[Image:Shirin_EbadiEbadi-lecture-e.pngjpg| شیرین عبادی Shirin Ebadi|right| شیرین عبادی Shirin Ebadi in Oslo December 10, 2003 ]]

'''Shirin Ebadi''' ([[Persian language|Persian]]: شیرین عبادی; born [[1947]]) is an [[Iran]]ian [[lawyer]] and [[human rights]] activist. On [[December 10]], [[2003]], Ebadi was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]], becoming the first Iranian and the first [[Islam|Muslim]] woman to receive the prize.

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==Nobel Peace Prize==

[[Image:Ebadi-lecture-eShirin_Ebadi.jpgpng| شیرین عبادی Shirin Ebadi|leftright| شیرین عبادی Shirin Ebadi in Oslo December 10, 2003 ]]

On [[October 10]], [[2003]], the [[Norwegian Nobel Committee]] in a press release [http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/2003/press.html] announced its decision to award Nobel Peace Prize for 2003 to Shirin Ebadi. Later on [[December 10]], Ebadi was officially awarded in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]].