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EPISODE · Nov 22, 2022 · 8 MIN

Mahsa Amini: The Decades-Long Fight for Women's Rights in Iran

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In this episode, we discuss the current revolution in Iran and provide historical context as to what is going on and why. This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow us @theroundroompod on Instagram.  Please note that we also have this episode's transcript located in our Linktree which you can find on our Instargam page.  Sources for this episode:  1. De Witte, Melissa. “Understanding Protests in Iran.” Stanford News, 4 Oct. 2022, https://news.stanford.edu/2022/09/26/understanding-protests-iran/. 2. Engelbrecht, Cora, and Farnaz Fassihi. “What's Driving the Protests in Iran?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 22 Sept. 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/world/middleeast/iran-protests.html. 3. Fassihi, Farnaz. “Iran Protests Surge to Dozens of Cities.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 Sept. 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/world/middleeast/iran-protests.html. 4. “Iran: Security Forces Fire on, Kill Protesters.” Human Rights Watch, 18 Oct. 2022, https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/10/05/iran-security-forces-fire-kill-protesters. 5. Ostovar, Afshon. “Iran's Revolutionary Guards Will Never Stand Down.” Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, 18 Oct. 2022, https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/18/irans-revolutionary-guards-will-never-stand-down/. 6. Parvini, Sarah. “Iranian Women at Home and Abroad Cut Their Hair to Protest Mahsa Amini's Death.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2022, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-06/la-me-iran-protests-diaspora. 7. Summers, Juana, et al. “The History of Iran's So-Called Morality Police.” NPR, NPR, 30 Sept. 2022, https://www.npr.org/2022/09/30/1126281355/the-history-of-irans-so-called-morality-police. 8. Wright, Robin. “Iran's Protests Are the First Counter-Revolution Led by Women.” The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2022, https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/irans-protests-are-the-first-counterrevolution-led-by-women.

In this episode, we discuss the current revolution in Iran and provide historical context as to what is going on and why. This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow us @theroundroompod on Instagram.  Please note that we also have this episode's transcript located in our Linktree which you can find on our Instargam page.  Sources for this episode:  1. De Witte, Melissa. “Understanding Protests in Iran.” Stanford News, 4 Oct. 2022, https://news.stanford.edu/2022/09/26/understanding-protests-iran/. 2. Engelbrecht, Cora, and Farnaz Fassihi. “What's Driving the Protests in Iran?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 22 Sept. 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/world/middleeast/iran-protests.html. 3. Fassihi, Farnaz. “Iran Protests Surge to Dozens of Cities.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 Sept. 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/world/middleeast/iran-protests.html. 4. “Iran: Security Forces Fire on, Kill Protesters.” Human Rights Watch, 18 Oct. 2022, https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/10/05/iran-security-forces-fire-kill-protesters. 5. Ostovar, Afshon. “Iran's Revolutionary Guards Will Never Stand Down.” Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, 18 Oct. 2022, https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/18/irans-revolutionary-guards-will-never-stand-down/. 6. Parvini, Sarah. “Iranian Women at Home and Abroad Cut Their Hair to Protest Mahsa Amini's Death.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2022, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-06/la-me-iran-protests-diaspora. 7. Summers, Juana, et al. “The History of Iran's So-Called Morality Police.” NPR, NPR, 30 Sept. 2022, https://www.npr.org/2022/09/30/1126281355/the-history-of-irans-so-called-morality-police. 8. Wright, Robin. “Iran's Protests Are the First Counter-Revolution Led by Women.” The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2022, https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/irans-protests-are-the-first-counterrevolution-led-by-women.

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