It's Perfectly Ok That There Are Certain People Who Do Not Accept Islam At All. Therefore, To Announce That I Am A Muslim Can Rub Some People The Wrong Way. But My Aim Is To Show That Those Governments That Violate The Rights Of People By Invoking The Name Of Islam Have Been Misusing Islam. They Violate These Rights And Then Seek Refuge Behind The Argument That Islam Is Not Compatible With Freedom And Democracy. But This Is Basically To Save Face. In Fact, I'm Promoting Democracy. And I'm Saying That Islam Is Not An Excuse For Thwarting Democracy.

-Shirin Ebadi

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It's Perfectly Ok That There Are Certain

Shirin Ebadi

It's Perfectly Ok That There Are Certain People Who Do Not Accept Islam At All. Therefore, To Announce That I Am A Muslim Can Rub Some People The Wrong Way. But My Aim Is To Show That Those Governments That Violate The Rights Of People By Invoking The Name Of Islam Have Been Misusing Islam. They Violate These Rights And Then Seek Refuge Behind The Argument That Islam Is Not Compatible With Freedom And Democracy. But This Is Basically To Save Face. In Fact, I'm Promoting Democracy. And I'm Saying That Islam Is Not An Excuse For Thwarting Democracy.

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People

Islam

Democracy

Unfortunately, The United States And A Few Other Governments Have Used The War On Terrorism As A Way Of Violating Human Rights. I Am Referring To The Case Of The Guantánamo Bay Prisoners. This Violation Of The Rights Of Prisoners Has Been So Unbelievable That The United Nations Has Reminded The United States Repeatedly That The Treatment Of Prisoners Should Take Place According To The Preestablished Conventions Of The United Nations.

War

Rights

Government