Friday's Woman

"My interaction with the two Muslim women I tutor in English, has given me an interest in Islam. I have been doing a lot of reading as a way to discover why the west has such a negative image of Islam and why most Muslims keep stating over and over, "we are NOT all terrorists, that is not Islam, they are not Muslim." My site of the week is The Muslim Woman's League.

This weeks Friday's Woman is Shirin Ebadi, not only the first muslim woman but the first Iranian citizen to win a Nobel Prize. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. She has worked long and hard for the rights of women and children. After the fall of the Shah and the success of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, she lost her position as a judge and was reassigned as a clerk for the courts. She retired and was unable, as a woman to practice as a lawyer. Finally in 1993 she was able to get her license and began to take on many social cases involving women and children. Shirin Ebadi is also an author, writing in books on topics related to law and individual rights. Shirin Ebadi is a woman all women can feel proud of," I whisper.

Are you listening?