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An Iranian history and/or #IranRevolution 101:
The murder of #MahsaAmini reignited a revolution that has actually been building since 2017. Here is the background
The murder of #MahsaAmini reignited a revolution that has actually been building since 2017. Here is the background
In the 1960's there was a massive expansion of women's rights in Iran under the Shah. One cleric became famous for his opposition to this, building up a base of radical islamists before being exiled. His name was Ruhollah Khomeini (First Supreme Leader)
European socialists hated the Shah and love revolutions, so when they found an Iranian exile with a large following raving about making sing and dancing illegal and the proper way to have sex with a camel (really), they taught him how to speak to (trick) Western media
