Iran's women challenge the mullahs, one signature at a time.

• Author: Casey, Maura J.
• Position: Shirin Ebadi - Brief article

Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian lawyer and 2003 Nobel. Peace Prize winner whose relentless campaign against discrimination has enraged the mullahs for years, is urging other women to find their voices. Her newest effort is to help correct the signatures of 1 million Iranian women on a petition protesting their tack of legal, rights under Iran's interpretation of Islamic law. The hope is that they will then be less likely to accept injustice indefinitely. And if Iran's women start questioning their second-class status, perhaps Iran's men will have the courage to speak...