It's Not Just About Hope And Ideas.

In My Memoir, I Wanted To Introduce American Women To Iranian Women And Our Lives. I'm Not From The Highest Echelons Of Society, Nor The Lowest. I'm A Woman Who Is A Lawyer, Who Is A Professor At A University, Who Won The Nobel Peace Prize. At The Same Time, I Cook. And Even When I'm About To Go To Prison, One Of The First Things I Do Is To Make Enough Food And Put It In The Fridge For My Family.

Democracy Doesn't Recognize East Or West And Democracy Is Simply People's Will. Therefore, I Do Not Acknowledge That There Are Various Models Of Democracy; There Is Just Democracy Itself.

Sixty-three Percent Of Our University Students Are Female. But You Still See Violations Of Women's Rights In Iran. A Muslim Man Can Have Up To Four Wives. He Can Divorce His Wife Without Offering Any Reason, While It Is Quite Difficult For A Woman To Get A Divorce.

Unfortunately The Situation Of Human Rights In Iran Isn't Improving. Some Of The Newspapers Were Shut Down And The Government Didn't Try To Reopen The Newspapers That Were Shut Down Before. And The Laws Are As Bad As Before.

When We Criticize In Iran The Actions Of The Government, The Fundamentalists Say That We And The Bush Administration Are In The Same Camp. The Funny Thing Is That Human Rights Activists And Mr. Bush Can Never Be Situated In The Same Group.