‘Every One of Us Was a Mahsa’: Iranians in Canada Cut Hair at Women’s Rights Rallies

Members of the Iranian community and their supporters rally in Ottawa on Sept. 25, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Azin Rezaeian kneels on the ground and screams “Say her name” each time she snips off a chunk of her long black hair.

A crowd around her shouts back “Mahsa Amini,” the 22-year-old woman whose death in Iran has sparked protests like this one around the world.