Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi for a discussion of her remarkable odyssey as a human rights lawyer in Iran under the rule of the mullahs. She discusses the effects of revolutionary change in Iran, on her career as a lawyer, her role as a mother, and her work as an advocate and crusader for the rights of children, women, and victims of political oppression and religious intolerance. The interview was conducted in English and Farsi. The interpreter is Banafsheh Keynoush. Series: “Conversations with History” [7/2006] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 11794]
Tags: Conversations, Ebadi, History, Shirin
LOL AT THE GUY TALKING
Islamic aggression destroyed one of the greatest, most developped empires in the history of mankind, THE PERSIAN EMPIRE. Not only did islam destroy this magnificent empire but forced people into mass conversion, destroyed the local religion, zoroastrism and even prohibited the persian language for a long period. I still don’t understad how iranians can be muslims after being humiliated by Arabs as they were. After all, when you read the quran the main subject is hatred, war, killings
ok one more reply and I will shut up hoping you will shut up too: don’t twist my comment, my mother language is beautiful Farsi, but I should be able to communicate my ideas with rest of the world, so I speak English too.
@paalamih Stop the langauge bashing guys! Farsi is charming but English does not need to be attacked!
@aramian21 Come on guys! Are you so unintelligent that you think all words of wisdom can just come from English? Don’t be silly!
my language is spoken by 390 mllions on
this planet and orignates from sanskirit,
why around the world people dn’t have the same colour of their skin, why we are all not black? are u an exiled Iranian ?
and what is your language and why people around the world don’t speak your language?
to hell with your English, a horribe
tribal incompetent defective and inhuman
lingo, English is forced on population,
English is a language full of mistakes
and insufficiant structure with confused
grammar
there is absolutely no comparison between Farsi, a principle huge Elephant of one of the ancient solid languages AND English, an incomplete offshoot of
Germanic dialect industrlised language
which has serious drawbacks and lacunes.
The internatioanl language is English and not Farsi. For someone at her level, it is not good not being able to speak English.
excellent work!
The sad truth …> 5:59
why would she? she speaks one perefect language named FARSI… why doesnt the guy go and learn farsi?
why is the guy ask questions like he is talking to a retard…
@ nazirdjon
” Noble Laureate” means Noble prize winner!
نماينده زنان در مجلس گفت: تا اين شكاف در بين ماست، مردها هميشه روي ما سوارند
so you all know, it is very likely the translator worked with the interviewer ahead of time to properly translate the questions.
and how, oh how, does knowledge or use of english affect a person’s great political and ideological agenda? this woman has given up alot for the cause of justice. peaceful justice. her first language is the language she should use to answer these very complicated questions.
jeez, folks.
thanks for posting this!
she is so brave and dedicated. truely an amazing woman!
is she a winner or just laureate?
is it that hard to learn the english language?
I am afraid the way you write about her is not true. What did you do for humanity as someone who speaks English?
You speak English, and? What does it say my friend?
A great woman. I wish her luck and support by Iranian people.
She deserves our respect as a great woman.
Thank you Mrs. Ebadi
در آینده نزدیک تمام سران رژیم و قاتلان جوانهای ایران زمین به سزای عملشان خواهند رسید. به راستی نه پول و ثروت نه زور نه تزویر کمکی نخواهد کرد،آن روز بسیار روز سختی خواهد بود.