Golshifteh Farahani with her parents picnicking outdoor for Sizdah Be-dar

Farahani now relays information constantly to her 14 million followers on Instagram. She said some people in the West were nervous about supporting the protests for fear of seeming Islamophobic, adding that she was saddened by the silence of some feminists in the United States and elsewhere. "This is not a fight about religion, about Islam, or a judgement on the headscarf -- it's just about the freedom to choose whether you wear it or not," she said.