Mahsa Amini and the Incongruity of Western Pro-Hijab Agitation
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Her name was Mahsa Amini and she died (on 16 September 2022), after being arrested in the Iranian capital Tehran. Her crime? Taking off her hijab. Amini was detained by the Guidance Patrol, the Iranian government's religious police, for not donning a headscarf in accordance with Islamic law. She died in their custody. Most probably from injuries sustained during her arrest and interrogation.
Mahsa Amini and the Incongruity of Western Pro-Hijab Agitation
Mahsa Amini and the Incongruity of Western…
Mahsa Amini and the Incongruity of Western Pro-Hijab Agitation
Her name was Mahsa Amini and she died (on 16 September 2022), after being arrested in the Iranian capital Tehran. Her crime? Taking off her hijab. Amini was detained by the Guidance Patrol, the Iranian government's religious police, for not donning a headscarf in accordance with Islamic law. She died in their custody. Most probably from injuries sustained during her arrest and interrogation.