#MeToo in Iran

The World

Here’s an unexpected take on the whole #MeToo phenomenon, from Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran. A slickly produced video appeared in Khamenei’s Twitter feed this week about sexual harassment, suggesting that Iran doesn’t have this problem because women in that country wear the hijab. Host Marco Werman speaks with Iranian Canadian journalist Samira Mohyeddin in Toronto.

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