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It’s Not Just About Hope and Ideas. It’s About Action.

Shirin Ebadi
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Nikol Chen
Design, Research & Community Lead, Laidlaw Foundation
It’s Not Just About Hope and Ideas. It’s About Action.
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Inspirational Leadership Quotes - Shirin Ebadi: "It’s not just about hope and ideas. It’s about action."
Shirin Ebadi: "It’s not just about hope and ideas. It’s about action."
Photo: Hans Jørgen Brun via the Rafto Foundation

Shirin Ebadi (1947-) is an Iranian lawyer, political activist, and Iran's first female judge.

In 2003, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote democracy and human rights, especially those of women and children in Iran, becoming the first Muslim woman and the first Iranian to receive the award.

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Nikol Chen (She/Her)
Design, Research & Community Lead, Laidlaw Foundation

Hello! I am a multidisciplinary designer and have been with the Laidlaw Foundation for over five years, working to strengthen our global Scholar community and amplify the impact of our programmes.

My work lives somewhere between design, education, and anthropology, usually with sticky notes involved. I studied Human Sciences as an undergrad and recently finished a Master’s in Anthropology, both at UCL. 

Born and raised in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 Outside of work? Probably in the ceramics studio or a yoga class. Big fan of nature and very small bugs.

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