Peace laureate to speak in Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE -- Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi will talk at 7 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Town Center about the role of women in advocating for world peace.

Her talk is free to the public with no tickets required.

Ebadi is the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel peace honor, doing so in 2003. Her talk is part of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville's Distinguished Lecture Series.

She worked in Iran as a judge before the country's revolution in 1979. A theocratic government refused to allow women to serve as judges, and Ebadi became an author and attorney advocating on behalf of women and children. She lives in exile in London and continues to speak out against human-rights abuses in Iran.

Speakers in UA's Distinguished Lecture Series are chosen by a committee of students, faculty and staff members. A student-approved fee pays for events in the series. Ebadi will be paid $43,000, UA spokesman Steve Voorhies said.

Metro on 09/20/2017

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