For the past 12 weeks, revolutionary sentiment has been coursing through the cities and towns of the Persian plateau. The agitation was triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, on 16 September after she was arrested by the morality police in Tehran. From the outset the movement had a feminist character, but it has also united citizens of different classes and ethnicities around a shared desire to see the back of the Islamic Republic ... This movement without a name, without a leader, is diverse and adaptable. It has harnessed a vast and hitherto underexploited resource – the latent dissatisfaction of women at their second-class status – and turned it into a mighty asset. Will this generation succeed where previous attempts to unseat the Islamic hardliners have been crushed? Tap the link in bio to read our newest long read on Iran's moment of truth. Words by author and journalist Christopher de Bellaigue. #IranProtests #IranRevolution #Iran #MahsaAmini #JinaAmini #مهساامینی #زنزندگیآزادی #مهساامینی #WomanLifeFreedom #FreeToomaj #IranStudents #Students #YouthProtest