What happened to Mahsa Amini: Inside Iran’s extraordinary uprising

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<p>In September, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was visiting Tehran when she was arrested by the country&rsquo;s morality police for improperly wearing her hijab. She died while in custody. Since then, anti-government demonstrators &mdash; many of them women &mdash; have taken to the streets in cities across the country and around the world to demand more freedom and civil liberties in Iran. Pardis Mahdavi is a scholar of feminist movements in the country. In her interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://apple.news/T9rjlxm95TtTn3RWUl4SFiw"><strong><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></strong></a><em>&nbsp;</em>host Shumita Basu, she provides context for these demonstrations and the possible changes they could bring. Below are excerpts from the episode.</p>