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Jan 15, 2026, 11:37 AM

No longer whispering: Iranians’ protest slogans reveal a nation in turmoil

Unrest has reached the holy city of Qom, a key religious centre in Iran

Iran is witnessing its largest wave of protests since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Yet beyond their scale, it’s the language featured by protestors that truly breaks new ground. For an Iranian nation steeped in poetic tradition – think Ferdowsi, Rumi,...

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Michal Rahimi reads War Studies at King’s College London and serves as a Policy Fellow at the Pinsker Centre.