I Visited Iran One Year After Mahsa Amini Death. This Is What I Saw And Heard

A view of the Mashhad city in Iran.

In the month of August this year, I got an invitation to attend the first ever edition of the International Khorsheed Media Festival that took place in Iran’s second-largest city Mashhad from September 29 till October 1. Coming close on the heels of the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini, an event that rocked the world triggering angry debates around ‘hijab’ and the mandatory dress code that Iranian women have to endure, I thought this will be opportune moment to visit the