Revolution 2.0 rumbles in Iran
The recent protests in Iran are reminiscent of the 1978 uprising that toppled the shah. This time, the resistance is showing a coherence and maturity that was lacking before
10 November 2022 - 05:00
The protests that swept Iran in the wake of the beating to death by the morality police of Jina “Mahsa” Amini, 22, in September have escalated to demand the toppling of the isolationist theocratic regime — because it is the root of all Iran’s social ills.
That’s according to one of Iran’s leading feminist militants, Parvin Ardalan. An outspoken journalist, writer and activist, Ardalan was awarded the 2007 Olof Palme Prize for her leading role in the One Million Signatures campaign to repeal the laws that discriminate against women in Iran...
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