Protests have erupted across Iran in recent days after a 22-year-old woman died while being held by the morality police for violating the country’s strictly enforced Islamic dress code. In street protests, some women tore off their mandatory headscarves, demonstratively twirling them in the air. (AP Photo) via Associated PressWHAT CAUSED THE PROTESTS IN IRAN? Iran’s morality police arrested Amini on Sept. 13 in Tehran, where she was visiting from her hometown in the country’s western Kurdish region. Iran requires women to wear the headscarf in a way that completely covers their hair when in public.

Source: Huffington Post September 22, 2022 01:26 UTC