Why Are We So Silent About the Uprising in Iran?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The plan was always to return to Iran after they received their degrees.
53% :I was signing on to social media daily, to find out what was happening in Iran.
51% : That was intentional because on some level, I think my parents always thought that they would return to Iran at some point.
51% : Wait until you taste the watermelon in Iran."
49% :Such comments were endless and they always made me wonder about this place called Iran.
48% : And for us first generation Americans -- we are finally understanding those traumas in full Kodak color with every photo, video, and tweet that's posted from on the ground in Iran.
47% : I began to investigate whether any of my rabbinic colleagues had said anything substantive about the ongoings in Iran.
45% : One friend told me that at her Ashkenazi synagogue, there was a passing mention of Iran, in conjunction with a comment on Ukraine, discussing general "darkness" in the world.
45% : I discussed some of the horrendous events that have taken place in Iran and I also explained the important Jewish task of always asking questions.
45% : I discussed some of the horrendous events that have taken place in Iran and I also explained the important Jewish task of always asking questions.
44% : And why aren't my friends, most of whom are rabbis, posting about what's happening in Iran on their social media accounts?
44% : And why aren't my friends, most of whom are rabbis, posting about what's happening in Iran on their social media accounts?
44% : Or perhaps it is because there are more Jews in Ukraine than in Iran.
44% : This past Sunday, the Zan Zendegi Azadi coalition and I put together a panel made up of activists, historians, and experts on what is happening in Iran.
44% : This past Sunday, the Zan Zendegi Azadi coalition and I put together a panel made up of activists, historians, and experts on what is happening in Iran (ed: see sidebar).
42% : Those who witnessed the atrocities of the '79 Revolution, like my grandparents' generation, never wanted to go back to Iran -- not even for a visit.
42% : Because while our social media posts were flooded with posts by people in Iran, risking their lives, there was still little to nothing on news channels about it.
42% :I see more posts about Ukraine than I do Iran.
41% : Many friends messaged me privately to say things like: "Thank you for what you are saying about Iran.
40% : But those who witnessed the atrocities of the '79 Revolution, like my grandparents' generation, never wanted to go back to Iran -- not even for a visit.
36% : It also left me with a semblance of sadness because it was obvious that for those in my parents' generation, leaving Iran was a wound that was still open and therefore might never heal.
35% :Why aren't rabbis talking about Iran?
35% :Why aren't rabbis talking about Iran?
35% : Thank you, I'd say, while thinking, why aren't you posting about Iran?
35% : I've also been asked how what's happening in Iran is a Jewish issue, as if our community can care about it only if it affects us directly.
34% : It started with 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman who was arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran's Morality Police.

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