... [+]What is the best way to support the women and the people in Iran right now? What are some ways that we can amplify what's going on and support the people there?First, hearing the stories, the correct and the multiple layers of what's happening in Iran. This, in the beginning, started with Mahsa Amini. This Mahsa Amini was a Kurdish girl who was beaten to death by morality police because of the compulsory hijab.
When we talk about Iran, first [thought is] Muslim country. ‘Oh, you're Muslim, so you choose hijab.’ No, we didn't choose hijab. Hijab is not part of that culture. This is a compulsory hijab. Compulsory hijab has nothing to do with Islam or being a Muslim. It comes from state policy. As culturally Muslim, I don't choose to wear hijab.
What in this revolution surprised a lot of people...the world started realizing this agency, agency of those women...and empowerment from the oppression they faced for years. I'm not sure still because the Iranian state is strong. It's difficult to say this revolution will throw out that state, but I'm pretty sure it will weaken them.
Weren't a shit ton of them executed with little to no due process?
May they all soon be free from the oppressive mullah- regime.