The Santa Maria library held a forum hosted by a speaker highlighting women fighting for freedom around the world.
The City of Santa Maria Public Library, in partnership with the American Association of University Women's Santa Maria Branch and the Women’s March, co-hosted a presentation in recognition of International Women’s Day.
Agahi shared the struggles of what young people in Iran are experiencing now, including protests that led to young Iranian people being killed or receiving lifetime prison sentences for social media posts. Agahi talked about dealing with Iran's Guidance Patrol, or what's known as the morality police.
She then showed attendees clips from protests from the streets of Iran, depicting young people, the majority women and girls, calling for freedom and being attacked by the Guidance Patrol. Women were seen cutting their hair and screaming for their voices to be heard, also many burning their hijabs for the revolution against the Iranian government fighting for their freedom and rights.
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