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Iranian Women Burn Head Scarves Amid Fire Festival


Iranian Women Burn Head Scarves Amid Fire Festival
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Women in the Iranian capital, Tehran, burned their head scarves amid the annual fire festival known as Chaharshanbeh Suri. Videos posted on social media showed anti-government protests erupting in several Iranian cities as celebrations ahead of the Persian New Year, Norouz, turned to defiance.

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