Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 – with renewed hope that protests this time will end differently
- Written by Pardis Mahdavi, Provost and Executive Vice President, The University of Montana
Women holding up photographs of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on Sept. 24, 2022.Safin Hamed/AFP via Getty ImagesShouts of “death to the dictator” and “woman, life, freedom” are reverberating throughout the streets of Iran following the death of...