Dr. Sahar Razavi and Professor Andrew Hertzoff - Mahsa Amini, Iranian Protest and Human Rights

Josh welcomes Sahar Razavi, Ph. D and Professor Andrew Hertzoff from California State University Sacramento to discuss the Iranian Protests sparked by the recent death of Mahsa Amini.

Amini, an Iranian Kurdish woman died after being detained by Iranian forces known as the “morality police.” Eye witness accounts suggest that she was brutally beaten while in custody. Her alleged crime? “Improper Hijab.”

Dr. Razavi and Professor Hertzoff join the Edlow podcast to discuss the allegations themselves, the history of human rights violations in Iran (particularly against women), issues stemming from the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the danger in Iran’s shutting down the internet, similarities to allegations of police brutality in America and how these protests differ from past protests.

Dr Razavi is the director of the Iranian and Middle Eastern studies at CSU Sacramento. Professor Hertzoff specializes in political theory, history of political thought, and religion and politics.