A Feminist Uprising in Iran

<p>Iran is in the midst of the most significant protest movement in years -- and it is being lead by women and girls. </p> <p>The spark that ignited this movement was the murder of 22 year old Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested by Iran's morality police for improperly wearing her headscarf. She was beaten to death in police custody. </p> <p>Protests erupted throughout the country, with women and school aged girls audaciously flaunting laws around dress codes. It is a feminist lead uprising against the ultra-conservative government lead by Ebrahim Raisi and, as some argue, against the Is...