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profeminist · 1 year
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Art by Marco Melgrati: https://twitter.com/Melgratillustr/status/1575427238849581056
“Women in Iran are taking off their headscarves and cutting their hair to protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini."
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mynameisemidan · 2 years
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I know mine isn't a political blog but I can’t stay silent in front of what's happening in Iran.
I saw videos of many people cutting their hair in protest, women burning their hijabs and, what I took more pride in seeing, Iranian people intonating the Italian song "Bella Ciao" as a sign of protest.
Bella Ciao is the most famous resistance song of my country, it was born during WWII and it was sung by Italian partisans against the fascist dictatorship.
I hate it when I see remixes of this song, people dancing on it on TikTok for some stupid trends but THIS, this is important. This is the purpose of this song. RESISTANCE.
Bella Ciao is for everybody who is fighting around the world.
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queerism1969 · 1 year
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writersarea · 2 years
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Are you looking for a way to support the people protesting in Iran?
Zhina Amini (Reported as Mahsa Amini, her birth name) a Kurdish woman was killed earlier this month by the morality police in Iran for wearing a headscarf in what they deemed to be an improper manner. Protests have since broken out across the country and a number of other Iranians have been killed since.
The internet has been shut down in many places and deaths are incredible common. The last time the Iranian government shut down the internet like this, over a thousand people died.
So what can you do?
Share Iranian people’s words and news about what is going on.
Recognize that this is not about Islam but about a tyrannical government (so don’t use this as an excuse to be Islamophobic). These people need our support, not our commentary.
Help support Iranians gain access to proxies through apps like the Tor Project’s Project Snowflake. This will pair you, who is likely in a safer country (I say as someone in the US who assumes much of following is in North America or Europe), with an Iranian person trying to access the internet as long as you are online. This is a really simple step you can take to help Iranians connect to the outside world so they can use their voices and let loved ones know they are alive.
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azural83 · 2 years
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My god, the way some people actually managed to make iran's problems about themselves is outstanding.
I'm sorry that women in the west face harassment for hijab. But this has nothing to do with iran, our issues are actually going viral and they just..discuss a different topic? Many women were beaten,killed,jailed for not wanting to wear something that was forced on them 40 years ago and so many people including children were murdered for fighting against it and you just bring up women's struggles in first world countries?! I'm not saying that we shouldn't talk about them,every single issue deserves to be acknowledged; but we should NOT compare these two things at all,they're completely different
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intersectionalpraxis · 2 months
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pineapplecrispy · 2 years
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Please share
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humanrightsconnected · 9 months
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Be sure to check out an article by Human Rights Watch to learn how in Iran the fight for women’s rights has evolved over the years 👇.
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her-soliloquies · 2 years
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Iran is mourning the death of an innocent girl, killed by the morality police, just because she wasn't wearing her hijab properly. (FYI, women are forced to wear hijab in Iran by the government. They can't freely choose what they wear.) The government is filled with oppressors and dictators who abuse Islam just for their own gain. Persians have been suffering for so long under this regime and no one is helping them, they are alone in the face of tyranny. People are fighting against the police and government forces with bare hands. Internet access has been limited and there is no coverage in the government's official media of what is actually happening in the country. The president is currently in America, lying outrageously about the situation.
There is no freedom, no choice, no say in their future. They can fight, but can they win?
Please be Mahsa Amini's voice, the girl who was killed for no reason other than the authorities' need for repressing people. Be the voice of oppressed Iranian women.
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profeminist · 2 years
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"Women in Iran are taking off their headscarves and cutting their hair to protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
Amini died in a Tehran hospital on Friday after being arrested by Iran's Islamic morality police on Tuesday on suspicion of not correctly wearing a hijab — a head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and is mandatory in Iran — according to reports. 
Tehran police said Amini was arrested for the purpose of "justification and education" about the hijab, and told her family she died of a "sudden" heart attack. Her family say she had no known heart conditions, and witnesses said they saw police beating her up inside a van, according to BBC News.
On September 18, the day of Amini's funeral, protests erupted in Iran, with women removing their headscarves and waving them in the air to protest the hijab-wearing rules that led to the arrest of the 22-year-old."
Read the full piece here: https://www.insider.com/iranian-women-cut-hair-tiktok-protest-death-mahsa-amini-2022-9
Update: At least 9 killed as Iran protests over woman’s death spread
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The resilience and bravery of Iranian girls and women is unmatched
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chaiaurchaandni · 4 months
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"We emerged from under the rubble! We are the children you did this to! We are not scared of you!" - young Palestinian children who survived israeli bombing campaigns
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luminalunii97 · 2 years
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Jk Rowling tweeting about Iranian women bravery is interesting,
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I hope she understands trans women are part of that fight and bravery too. There are many Iranian trans activists who have been fighting for years against the dictator regimen of Iran. Take Shaya Goldoust for example. She's a trans woman who's been the face of one of the most successful Persian LGBT podcasts. She's been an activist for queer rights and women rights for years now, defying and criticizing the government. 🏳️‍⚧️
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It's desperate times for Iranian people, but exclusionism is never accepted, especially now that we need unity more than ever.
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mynameisemidan · 2 years
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Spread the word.
Protest at McGill University in Montreal, September 27th at 5 pm in support of the people of Iran.
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