When Taghi Rahmani, husband of Nobel Peace Prize winner 2023 Narges Mohammadi, human rights activist currently imprisoned in Iran, got a message from Mumbai’s Harmony Foundation asking whether he would accept the ‘Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice 2023’ on behalf of his incarcerated wife, he accepted enthusiastically. The award function is expected to be held in the fourth week of November this year.

Harmony Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working for cohesion between different communities, hosts the annual Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for social justice honouring those who have contributed to the betterment of society and worked to alleviate the suffering of marginalised persons. The award, the Foundation spokesperson said, “is being conferred upon Narges Mohammadi in recognition of her undaunted courage to put her life on the line as a fearless defender and advocate of human rights against the fundamentalist regime of Iran and truly exemplifying humanity in action.”