Since the 16th of September, Iran has been experiencing an ongoing series of protests. Civil unrest was triggered by the death of a 22 year old woman named Mahsa Amini, who according to sources was murdered by the Islamic Republics morality police for violating the country’s mandatory hijab law.
To better understand what is going on, we talk peace with Kamin Mohammadi. Kamin is an Iranian-British author, journalist, and broadcaster. She has written for publications including the Times, Harpers Bazaar, Marie Claire, and the Guardian, and has authored the Lonely Planet Guide to Iran and numerous other guide books. Kamin has also written two books, Bella Figura: How to live, Love and Eat the Italian Way, and the Cypress Tree: a Love Letter to Iran.
If you want to gain an understanding of the current situation, and the political and historical factors that led up to what is happening in Iran, then this episode is for you.
Timestamps:
1.11-12.00 (What is currently happening in Iran?)
12.00- 22.00 (Has anything like this happened before ?)
22.00- 26.00 (About Irans Political system; is reforming a theocracy possible? Why it is NOT considered a dictatorship?)
26.00- 28.00 (What is Irans biggest problem?)
30.00- 34.00 (Why are Irans leaders hypocrites?)
34.00 - 36.00 (What does Iran need more of?)
37.00-38.00 (Police brutality and the use of foreign mercenaries.)
38.00- 40.00 (What does the world you want to live in look like, what is peace according to you?)