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Personal Is Political In Iran Where Cutting Hair Has Become A Protest

Hair has become the symbol of the Iranian women's resistance movement which boiled over after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following alleged torture by Iran's 'morality police' over incorrectly wearing her hijab.

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Hair has become the symbol of the Iranian women's resistance movement which boiled over after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following alleged torture by Iran's 'morality police' over incorrectly wearing her hijab.