from many Arab houses on both shores of the Mediterranean protests Iranian evoke a feeling similar to déjà vu. It’s like they’ve experienced this before. The crowds in the streets, the smell of burning tires, the violence of the police forces hitting them, the frenzy before an uncertain tomorrow, but they are in their hands. More than a decade ago, Egyptians, Syrians, Tunisians, and Libyans were like Iranians today. They stood up, demanding changes as radical as the fall of the regime, and did not let them fear brutal repression from the authorities. Now, in the silence of their exiled or destroyed home, they are offering their solidarity so that at least the Iranians can get a share. better future from yours.
At the feminist rally in front of the Beirut National Museum, a banner reading “My body and my hair belong to no one but me” was read. “revolution and freedomFeminist and human rights associations shouted at a demonstration in front of the Iranian Cultural Center in Tunisia. Beyond the presence on the streets, social networks in the Arab world have turned to the protests in Iran. They remind them of themselves, because all these peoples have dreamed of being revolutionary in recent years. Although the support protests were not so massive, Commitment to solidarity with Iranian women.
Iranian revolt begins Police murdering Jina Mahsa Amini’s morals for not wearing the veil properly reflected his feelings beyond the borders. While their leaders remain silent, men and women, young and old, closely follow what is happening in almighty Iran. For now, the leaders of the Middle East and the Arab world have remained silent, fearing an Arab Spring-like scenario in which their own peoples demand their secession. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, immediately stopped seeing the uprising as a US-Israeli conspiracy. Allied Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah described Amini’s death as a “mysterious event”.
In recent weeks, Iran has had to focus its efforts on its domestic politics. Its consequences are already being felt in areas under its influence, such as Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon or Syria. There, feminist and human rights activists remain cautious. Regime unlikely to fall, just as they experience it in their own body. But things cannot stay the same in Iran. The authorities of the Arab world, in their silence, wait before any event that could completely affect their country.
media role
Beside broad scope of protests Major media outlets in the region, such as Al Jazeera or Al Arabiya, highlight the number of issues at stake. “I have a recommendation for Saudi Arabia. trying to fool our youth Revolutionary Guards Commander Hussein Salami warned this week with the support of some media outlets. “Be mindful of your behavior and check these channels or the smoke will fly in your face,” he said. Without specifying their names, many interpret Salari as referring to Persian broadcaster Iran International, which has Saudi ties in the UK.
Its usual sensational broadcast and the stubbornness of its online journalists have captured the attention of many people inside and outside Iran. Inside Troubled times, this subjectivity tends to appeal to more audiences than the strict rules that media outlets like BBC Persian have to follow. Although the authorities continue to impose disconnections, such portals allow you to follow what is happening in Iran live. It is also in these places that Afghans, Syrians, Lebanese, Kurds, Tunisians, Yemenis or Iraqis seek information about the progress of their Iranian neighbors.
Signing up to the vast majority of 162 feminist and human rights organizations in the Middle East, “We” stand in solidarity with Iranian women protesting the unjustified murder of Mahsa Amini. need democracyas well as bodily autonomy and fundamental freedoms throughout Iran.“Thousands of women in the Arab world and in exile are raising the voice of Iranians glued to a screen. With more than 244 protesters killed and 12,500 arrested, the activism of these Arab women hinders the struggle of Iranian women, like that. Afghan, Lebanese or Syrian, it fades into oblivion and since then They do not want the Persians to suffer the silence that accompanies them.