Fatima Shams is a Yupan professor who has been living in exile from Iran since 2009 and following these protests closely. This all started with Massa Amini. Her crime was that it was too loose, exposing some of her hair. A month later, these protests now represent a host of grievances with one through line, the end of the Islamic Republic.
The 22-year-old Iranian died in police custody after being arrested for wearing her hijab improperly. Her death has sparked a protest movement calling for the end of a regime that has for decades ruled Iran with an iron fist.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Jillian Weinberger, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amanda Lewellyn and Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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