He did not offer to give his prize to fellow peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi.

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The other laureates to sign the letter are Rigoberta Menchu of Guatemala, Mairead Maguire of Ireland, South African Desmond Tutu, U.S. national Jody Williams, and Iran's Shirin Ebadi.

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Happily, Shirin Eskandani and Jennifer Caraluzzi, two OTSL Young Artists, livened things up as Mercedes and Frasquita, but it's a sad "Carmen" when the best moment is the Smugglers' Quintet.

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In "Shirin" (2009), another daring gambit that reflected his growing interest in female characters, about 100 actresses play audience members watching an unseen production of a tragic 12th-century epic, their expressions changing as the tale unfolds on the soundtrack.

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