'Why atom bomb? End prostitution,' says Iranian Nobel laureate

"Iran may be toying with the idea of acquiring a nuclear weapon, but Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi argues that the money needed for making an atom bomb can be better used for a more pressing need - ending prostitution and sexual trafficking of women. "The cost of making an atom...

Iran through women's eyes: Shirin Ebadi and Azar Nafisi

" It is important to take the current political situation [NYT] in Iran in context. Shirin Ebadi and Azar Nafisi are two women who have written memoirs (Iran Awakening and Reading Lolita in Tehran, respectively) dealing with being a woman in the world's only theocracy....