Morning Distribution for Friday, September 30, 2022

A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Morning Distribution]( Friday, September 30, 2022 Your daily briefing from FiveThirtyEight --------------------------------------------------------------- The Morning Story [0930_POLLA-4×3]( [Iranians Are Ready For A Different Approach to Religion and Government]( By [Zoha Qamar]( Welcome to [Pollapalooza]( our weekly polling roundup. --------------------------------------------------------------- Protests in Iran [have been raging]( on for nearly two weeks because [22-year-old Mahsa Amini died]( in the custody of the “morality police” after she allegedly failed to comply with the nation’s veiling laws. The protests that [began on the streets of Saqqez]( her hometown, have now spread to [roughly 80 cities]( across the nation, as Iranian women lead demonstrations in defiance of [a law that mandates]( they cover their hair and wear loose-fitting clothes while in public. At least [76 people have died]( although the toll is likely higher as internet restrictions have made information harder to confirm. Amini’s death may have sparked this recent uprising, but data shows Iranian opposition toward required veiling isn’t new. The Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in Iran, a Netherlands-based research foundation, conducted [a comprehensive study]( in 2020 on Iranians’ opinions about religion and found that a whopping 72 percent of literate Iranians over age 19 disagreed with the government mandating that women wear the hijab in public, compared with only 15 percent who agreed with it. Over the years, those who have subverted the law have faced [violent beatings]( and, in the case of Amini, fatal consequences at the hands of the government. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Politics Podcast: There’s A 6-In-10 Chance One Party Will Control Both Chambers Of Congress]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.