Allure magazine published photos of the 72-year-old singer Gogoosh with her granddaughter Mia Ghorbani, a 20-year-old model

The demonstrations have now morphed into one of the largest uprisings against the Republic since its founding in 1979. The struggle is no longer just about women’s rights to bodily autonomy. It has snowballed to represent people’s desires for all sorts of freedom, threatening the legitimacy of the regime. Googoosh and Mya have been keeping close tabs on the protests. Like many Persians in the diaspora, they still have family and worry for their well-being.

January 18, 2023 | 9:47 pm