By Iranian women have been the catalyst for the largest uprising in the Islamic Republic in years.
The protests were ignited after Iran’s morality police arrested and jailed Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, for not wearing her hijab, or headscarf, properly. She then died in custody, sparking a major wave of protests across the country led mainly by women who expressed their disdain and rejection of Iran’s archaic and extremist laws.
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