The troublemaker http://books.guardian.co.uk/hay2006/story/0,,1788791,00.html
Shirin Ebadi has lived through three different eras in Iran: the western-backed monarchy of the shah, the Islamic republic of Ayatollah Khomeini, and the confrontational regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And as a champion of women's rights, she has been a thorn in the side of all three. She tells Stuart Jeffries how she overcame death threats to become the clerics' 'worst nightmare'
Friday June 2, 2006 The Guardian http://books.guardian.co.uk/hay2006/story/0,,1788791,00.html