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An Anthem From the Iranian Protests

Zuzanna Olszewska MERIP (Middle East Research and Information Project)
On September 27, a song by Iranian musician Shervin Hajipour ‘broke’ Persian social media. He is singing of the mass protests that began in Iran following the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini. It went viral -- viewed 40 million times within 48 hours.

Tidbits – Oct. 6, 2022 – Reader Comments: Women Protest Iran and US; Labor Organizing-Now Geico; Antisemitism; Unfinished Business of the New Deal; World Digital Library; Working Class Resurgence; Tell the Stories, Teach the History

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Reader Comments: Women Protest Iran and US; Labor Organizing-Now Geico; Antisemitism; Unfinished Business of the New Deal; World Digital Library; Working Class Resurgence; Tell the Stories, Teach the History; Cartoons; Resources; Announcements; more;

A Feminist Revolution in Iran?

Wahid Azal CounterPunch
What the current Iranian anti-Islamist national uprising, the Iranian feminist Revolution of 2022, has thus far demonstrated is that the power of the reactionary clergy over the consciousness of Iranian society with its dark spell after centuries has finally been broken en masse – and for the good. Whatever the outcome of current events – whether the regime falls in short order or over a protracted period – there is no going back.

Mahsa, a National Iranian Symbol of Resistance

Faribia Amini Informed Comment
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, while in the custody of Iranian morals police, has sparked a new wave of street demands for democracy. Iranian rulers are targeting the population they are most scared of: Women.
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