Iran’s Gen Z movement and the hashtag wars

The hashtag #MahsaAmini has near 300 million tweets, however who's sending the tweets?

Individuals take part in a protest in New York Metropolis in opposition to the federal government of Iran and the dying of Mahsa Amini, New York, US September 27, 2022 [Stephanie Keith/Reuters]

Within the final month, protests in Iran have been bolder than any time because the 1979 revolution, however now, teenage ladies are taking the lead. Gen Z is utilizing their TikTok and Instagram abilities to name the world’s consideration to their want for freedom. However with nearly 300 hashtags, #MahsaAmini, their motion, can be being co-opted for others’ wants. So how have you learnt which is which?

On this episode: 

• Holly Dagres (@HDagres), nonresident senior fellow on the Atlantic Council and Editor, MENASource and IranSource
• Marc Owen Jones (@MarcOwenJones), assistant professor of Center East Research at Hamad bin Khalifa College

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters (Lead Prod) with Negin Owliaei, Chloe Okay. Li, Alexandra Locke, Ruby Zaman, Ashish Malhotra, and our host, Halla Mohieddeen. Ruby Zaman fact-checked this episode. Our manufacturing crew contains Chloe Okay. Li, Alexandra Locke, Ashish Malhotra, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, and Ruby Zaman. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Tim St Clair combined this episode. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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