Until We Are Free

One of the most remarkable resistance heroines of our dangerous times

DAILY TELEGRAM

A force of nature in and out of the courtroom. Shirin Ebadi is a one-woman human-rights machine….formidable

OBSERVER

It is Shirin Ebadi’s unbending will that explains how she has become the conscience of the Islamic Republic

TIME

[Ebadi] has come forward with professional force and unflagging courage, and she has defied any danger to her own safety. She is truly a woman of the people!

OLE DANBOLT MJOS, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Shirin Ebadi writes of exile hauntingly and speaks of Iran, her homeland, as the poets do. Ebadi is unafraid of addressing the personal as well as the political and does both fiercely, with introspection and fire.

FATIMA BHUTTO, author of The Shadow of the Crescent Moon

Ebadi's courage and strength of character are evident throughout this engrossing text, which illuminates the power the few have had over the many, particularly the women and children of Iran. The captivating and candid story of a woman who took on the Iranian government and survived, despite every attempt to make her fail

KIRKUS

Fascinating…[shows how] Dr Shirin Ebadi has been affected positively and negatively by her Nobel prize…A must read

ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU

Powerful and sometimes shocking…[Ebadi], who is an emblem of her country…has paid a high price

SUNDAY TIMES

Compelling

WASHINGTON POST

A memoir of daring and human rights activism

OPRAH MAGAZINE

Ebadi's honest assessment of her ongoing sacrifices and those of her compatriots

Persis Karim, Ms Magazine