As a woman, the life and freedom that Farah Farahati has in the US is something she says would be totally different today, if she didn't leave her home country of Iran three decades ago.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — As a woman, the life and freedom that Farah Farahati has in the United States is something she says would be totally different today if she didn't leave her home country of Iran three decades ago.
That life and freedom is the foundation of the ongoing anti-government protests right now in Iran, originally led largely by young women and girls, those protests also taking place across the U.S. and the world.After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after being arrested for improperly wearing her hijab or headscarf.
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