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Margaret Atwood hasn’t been shy about “The Handmaid’s Tale” being based on real-world events.
The Harvard graduate based the book in and around Cambridge, which the Hulu adaptation has kept true to.
Iran, like Atwood’s Gilead, had seen a vicious rolling back of equal rights for women.
As Rama Rahimpour explained toJon Stewart, Amini wasn’t following the law enough.
For having some hair showing while walking through Iran’s capital of Tehran, Amini paid with her life.
Pushback from the country’s security forces is nothing new for veterans of Iranian protests.
Protests in 2019 saw a complete shutdown of the internet and 304 deaths minimum, perHuman Rights Watch.
However, this most recent crackdown on restricting women’s rights could change things.
The Iran they know murdered a 22-year-old woman because her headscarf wasn’t on properly (viaThe Cut).
But the younger generations aren’t the only ones standing up to the Iranian government.
According toTime, older generations of both men and women are backing the protestors as best they can.
