Shirin Ebadi
Iranian lawyer and writer
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May 7, 2026
Inside Iran: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi Speaks
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Shirin EbadiGUEST
The Islamic Republic adopted, uh, such discriminatory laws, um, some of which I'm going to highlight.
Shirin EbadiGUEST
One is laws based on gender discrimination, according to which, for instance, a woman's life w- a, a woman's life is considered to be worth half that of a manFor instance, if my brother and I happen to have been in a car accident, the court awards my brother twice as much in compensation, uh, from the driver than, uh, to myself because I'm considered to be half worth that of my brother.
Shirin EbadiGUEST
In other instance, a testimony of two women in a court of law is tantamount to the testimony of one man.
Shirin EbadiGUEST
Then there is a law of inheritance when the girls under the Islamic Republic inherit half as much as their brothers do, and a wife only inherits one-eighth of her deceased husband's wealth.
Shirin EbadiGUEST
Whereas the same does not apply to the husband, of course, he inherits everything.
Shirin EbadiGUEST
In another example, a man is allowed to have legally four wives, and he can divorce any of them without giving any justification at any time he chooses to do so.
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