“Women, Life, Liberty”: Story of a Social Movement
October 22nd, 2022, was the day that Berlin witnessed around eighty thousand protesters who marched to show their support for the most expansive uprising against the Islamic government that has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution (DW 2022). More than 43 years ago, Iranians overthrew a modern westernized autocracy, and 2500 years of Persian monarchy began with the Achaemenid Empire and Ended with the Pahlavi Dynasty. Since protests broke out on September 16th in Tehran — after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman was arrested by the police because of her improper hijab and brutally murdered while in custody — many Iranians have joined the uprising in different cities inside the country. From that day forward, many individuals, including public figures, have shown their support and empathy worldwide. Among those are Iranian and non-Iranian artists, scientists, politicians, human rights activists, and millions of Iranians who had no alternative but to leave the country after the Islamic Revolution. As a result of the intensity and persistency of the events, the uprising gave birth to a revolutionary movement. Women, Life, Liberty is the signature of this innovative movement with unique features centered on human dignity, individual freedoms, and women’s rights.
Social movements occur when there are underlying social problems, such that it becomes the widespread…
