Since September 2022, when the 22‐year‐old woman Mahsa Amini died at the hands of “religion police,” Iran has been shaken by massive anti‐regime demonstrations. The protestors demand freedom from an authoritarian regime that has ruled in the name of religion since 1979. Do they have a chance? Or is the Islamic republic strong enough to survive for the foreseeable future? And what are the lessons from Iran for other Muslim‐majority nations, where the role of religion in public life keeps being contested?
Does Liberty Have a Future in Iran?
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