A Nobel Peace Prize recipient from Iran cannot negotiate with American publishing houses to publish her memoirs because she is from Iran, an "axis of evil" country with whom no U.S. companies can do business under fear of penalty imposed by U.S. Treasury Department regulations, The Washington Post reported today. Shirin Ebadi won the 2003 prize, as well as praise from President Bush, for her pro-democracy work but she is suing the U.S. in federal district court in New York City for permission to publish a new book she hopes will reach an U.S. audience, according to the news report. Ebadi has not sought publication in Iran because she would need to submit it to the government for official approval, she told the Post.
Behind the Homefront articleHow ironic that her work is pro-democracy. Or is it?
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