“Woman, Life, Freedom”: Iran’s Protests Are a Rebellion for Bodily Autonomy

#MahsaAmini was the call to action. The senseless violence and absurdity of her death—a 22-year-old who died in a coma after being arrested for allegedly wearing her headscarf improperly in Tehran—was both ordinary and extraordinary. While Iranian authorities claim that Amini died due to a preexisting medical condition, it was the ordinariness of the violence of Iran’s so-called “morality police” and security forces that struck such a nerve for women and young people. It was also the ordinariness of Amini’s veil and how modest she looked in comparison to the norms of veiling in Iran’s urban centers. And yet, it… Read Full Article