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Protests in Iran

The LRB Podcast

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Is There Unity of Purpose in the Protests in Iran?

I think the feminist spirit of these protests is still very much at the forefront of them but I think quickly it began to be about much else. They definitely seem to have dominant sentiments and those sentiments are very clear. But purpose, a tricky one because while people are expressing that they don't want theocracy anymore, they have not gone further. There's a rejection of theocracy, a sort of fundamental disavowal of the system of Iran's government along with many other strands of anger about shame and honor and desire as for accountability.

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