Protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini have gone global, but now tossing turbans of clerics has become a new protest act in Iran. Photo: Shutterstock/File
Opinion
Opinion
How ‘turban tossing’ protests are threatening Iran’s ruling clergy
- Protests over Mahsa Amini’s death have gone global, but another version in Iran called ‘amameh parani’ is targeting a garment sacred to Shia clerics
- Dislodging an amameh or turban worn by Shia clergy in public is a sign of great irreverence and ridicule
Protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini have gone global, but now tossing turbans of clerics has become a new protest act in Iran. Photo: Shutterstock/File
