Time magazine names Iranian women ‘Heroes of the Year 2022’
Date
12/11/2022 6:51:50 AM
(MENAFN) The women of Iran have been called Time magazine’s Heroes of the Year 2022 for their essential role in widespread demonstrations against the Islamic Republic.
Iranian women, who were called by the New York-based magazine “educated, secular, liberal,” took to the streets in mid-September after the passing of Mahsa Amini.
Activists called for changes to the strict rules forced by the Tehran government.
The cover of the magazine, which will be published on Dec. 26, will feature a photo of three unveiled Iranian women locking arms in defiance of the nation’s monarchs.
Iranian-American writer and previous Time columnist Azadeh Moaveni has also written an accompanying piece praising the actions of Iranian women and stressing their role in protests that have swept the nation.
“These younger women are now in the streets. The movement they’re leading is educated, liberal, secular, raised on higher expectations, and desperate for normality — college and foreign travel, decent jobs, rule of law, access to the Apple Store, a meaningful role in politics, the freedom to say and wear whatever,” Moaveni added.
“I can only conclude that when a generation’s aspirations for freedom appear tantalizingly within reach, the more humiliating the remaining restrictions seem and the less daunting the final stretch of resistance feels.”
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