Here it's the Brian Larosho on WNIC. Good morning again everyone. This has been Nobel prize

week as many of you know and this morning they awarded this year's Peace Prize. Here's

the start of that announcement.

Sam Sendagi Azadi, Women, Life Freedom. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to

award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 to Nargis Mohamedi for her fight against the oppression

of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.

Woman, Life Freedom. The slogan adopted by the protesters in Iran following the death

of Masa Amini over a year ago. Nargis Mohamedi has championed that cause from behind bars

as part of her fight for women's rights and human rights generally in Iran. To talk about

this year's selection by the Nobel Committee we're joined now by Azad Nafisi, the author

of Reading Lolita in Tehran and her most recent book Read Dangerously, The Subversive Power

of Literature in Trouble Times and by Summer Lopez who had the free expression program

at Pan America, Nargis Mohamedi was also the recipient of Pan America's Freedom to

Write Award this year. And listeners, if you're familiar with the work of today's Nobel

Peace Prize winner and want to share your joy about the award call us at 212433 WNYC 2124339692

or if you want to share your ideas on the poll on the Nobel Prize webpage, it's a poll

that asks, do you agree that equal rights for all is a prerequisite for a peace? Or maybe

do you agree that women's equal rights are a prerequisite for freedom, tweet at Brian

Lear or call or text us at 212433 WNYC 2124339692. Summer Lopez can you tell us about

the work of Nargis Mohamedi that led to her as a Nobel Committee cited being arrested

13 times convicted five times and sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes?

Brian, thank you so much for having me and it's really such a pleasure to be able to speak

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