Mahsa Amini was a 22-year-old woman detained in Teheran (Iran’s capital) by the morality police for breaking hijab laws. The morality police are special police units tasked with ensuring the respect of Islamic morals and detaining people who are perceived to be improperly dressed. Mahsa Amini allegedly had some hair visible under her headscarf when she was arrested by the morality police on September 13. Amidst escalating protests in Iran, photos and videos of women cutting off their hair and burning their hijabs (headscarves) to protest the death of a woman at the hands of the morality police, have gone viral on social media. Will this identity of Iran ?

