1/🧵The 1st woman executed by Islamic revolutionaries in #Iran in 1979 was the education minister, Dr. Farookhroo Parsa. The 63 yr old mother of two was killed by firing squad, then wrapped in a white shroud & dragged through the streets. #IranProtests2022
#Mahsa_Amini
#Mahsa_Amini
2/ Dr. Parsa (MD) was charged with “corruption on earth & spreading vice & prostitution” for wanting to teach sex education in schools. She was the first female cabinet minister & a driving force for women’s suffrage in #Iran in 1963. #IranProtests2022 #Mahsa_Amini
3/ Prison letter:
“I’m prepared to receive death with open arms rather than live in shame by being forced to veil. I’m not going to bow to those who expect me to regret 50 years of my efforts for equality between men & women. I’m not going to step back in history.” #IranProtests
“I’m prepared to receive death with open arms rather than live in shame by being forced to veil. I’m not going to bow to those who expect me to regret 50 years of my efforts for equality between men & women. I’m not going to step back in history.” #IranProtests
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