Crimson opinion writer
Alaha A. Nasari
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More than Just Fabric: Freedom, through Mahsa Amini’s Road to Revolution
By Alaha A. Nasari •
The women’s movement in Iran runs much deeper than a piece of cloth covering the hair. It is rooted in a long-brewing exhaustion with authoritarian regimes that continue to deny women freedom and agency. Mahsa Amini’s death and the protests that have erupted in response are not a demonstration against Islam, but rather, the broader issue of policing a woman’s ability to choose — to choose to wear the hijab, however one pleases.
Opinion
The Double-Layer Mask
By Alaha A. Nasari •
But I am tired of wearing this mask. And it took me time to realize that I can remove my mask because I am the one who decides to put it on. I can deconstruct this disguise because I am the one who built it and only I know the pieces that must be disassembled.