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"The ongoing protests in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while
in the custody of the country’s “Guidance Patrol” (or morality police) have
made world headlines. But there is another form of protest that has received
less mainstream attention in Western media.
Whereas Amini was arrested for allegedly wearing her hijab “improperly”,
thereby violating Iran’s mandatory hijab law, this new protest campaign
involves another form of headwear – the amameh, or turban, worn by Shi’a
clergy. Protesters have been deliberately knocking amameh off the heads of
passing clerics.
The movement, known as “amameh parani”, has spread across Iran since early
November. It has become particularly popular with young Iranians. Videos posted
on twitter under #TurbanTossing and عمامه_پرانی# show amameh being knocked off
in streets, cars, buses, metro stations and almost everywhere clergy appear in
public.
In less than a month, amameh parani has become the symbol of a national
satirical mockery of Shi’a clergy and their legitimacy in Iran, and another
face of the global protests against the death of Mahsa Amini."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
