The death of a young Iranian woman in police custody sparked what activists are now calling an "uprising," against which Iranian authorities are using methods of abuse perfected over the past four decades to silence dissent. The women of Iran have emerged as the dominant force in the protests, and are taking matters into their own hands, bringing together various critical elements of society all insisting on change. Protests broke out in mid-September, after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died while in police custody following her arrest by Iran's Guidance Patrol, also known as the Morality Police, for allegedly defying the Islamic...