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On this day in 2022 Mahsa Jina Amini died due to wounds inflicted by the morality police in Iran. Her death sparked a reckoning and revolution that continues to this day. In honor of the anniversary of her death we are reposting our episode from November 2022 that profiles four women from Iran who are now Washington residents and activists fighting for a safer and more open Iran.

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Lafawndah’s The Dawn Of Everything is a song that she says was born between unlearning the past and watching the future unfold and is dedicated to the people of Iran and their bravery in rising up after the murder of Masha Amini. Paul talks with the pan-global, pan-genre artist, herself with Iranian roots, about why it’s important for music to offer solidarity and protest, as she puts it “We have music for when we’re born, we have music for when we die and we have music for when we say no!”

The Dawn Of Everything is available only via Bandcamp for now and all proceeds from sales will be donated to the organisation Human Rights In Iran - persian.iranhumanrights.org

This episode is sponsored by Audio-Technica

Paul’s debut book, Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture Capital is out now on Velocity Press. Click here to find out more. 

Lost and Sound title music by E.S.O

In this episode we  examine the historic nature of the Iranian activists taking to the streets right now. We learn from 4 Iranian Americans who call Seattle home and investigate the incredibly moving protest song, Baraye.

We encourage you to learn more about Iran's history, Mahsa's (Jina's) death and the brave young women putting their lives on the line in her name. 


Fantastic coverage of women's dynamic role in Iran's history: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/19/1129998206/the-woman-question

Iranian people mourning Mahsa Amini: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/26/world/middleeast/iran-protests-40-days.html

Pod Save America, Barack Obama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_IOpjrd760

American's perspectives on protests: https://www.voanews.com/a/americans-overwhelmingly-support-protesters-in-iran-/6824083.html

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