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Shirin Ebadi Research Paper

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To begin this project, I will examine the most influential Iranian women, including Shirin Ebadi, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003; Neda Agha-Soltan, an Iconic martyr of the Green movement and a symbol of the Persian woman rebellion; Forough Farokhzad, a forerunner of Persian feminist poets; Farah Diba, Queen of Persia; Simin Daneshvar, first female author in Iran; and Simin Behbahani, an iconic Iranian contemporary poet, lyricist, and activist, nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in literature, among twenty-four other figures that will make my first series of Orientalist artwork. This collection of Persian and Arab women will be published as a book. The title of this book/art series is “Orientalism”. Zaha Hadddid, the world most …show more content…

Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and a former judge and human rights activists, founder of the defenders of the Human Rights Centre in Iran. Shirin Ebadi was awarded the Rafto and Nobel Peace prizes in 2003. She is an eminent figure, a female pioneer of democracy and human rights, and she has inspired millions of people all over the world.
In the present artwork, I have incorporated the real image of Shirin Ebadi in the centre of the artwork. In this image, Ebadi symbolizes all Iranian/Middle Eastern women. The image is also larger in size and brighter than the rest of the elements in the painting. The large size of the image and the centralization of Ebadi in the artwork places her as the focus of the artwork. Ebadi’s image is the first element to be seen in the artwork. The significance in size of Ebadi’s image suggests the importance and immense value of the female sitting behind her desk in the artwork. Ebadi’s image is a printed image of a real photo of her. The utilization of Ebadi’s image allows the viewer to realize that it is confronting reality, not fantasy. This real image stands in opposition to the European fantasy depicted of Orientals. Ebadi’s image suggests a distinguished quality and a strong identity in opposition to the image of Oriental women as represented in the Oriental European paintings. Women are shown as intelligent, knowledgeable, dignified, and strong and

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