Question
In 2022, Swedish MEP Abir Al-Sahlani cut her ponytail off in the middle of a speech to the European Parliament while proclaiming this phrase in solidarity with ongoing Iranian protests. For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this phrase. This phrase grew in popularity during the protests following the arrest and death of Mahsā Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police.
ANSWER: Woman, Life, Freedom [or Jin, Jiyan, Azadî or Zan, Zendegi, Āzādi]
[10m] “Woman, Life, Freedom” has its origins in Jineology, a feminist political philosophy promoted by this ethnic group. Mahsā Amini was a member of this ethnic group’s Sorani-speaking branch.
ANSWER: Kurds [or Kurdish people or gelê Kurd]
[10e] The slogan was popularized in the power ballad “Baraye,” whose lyrics are sourced from texts shared on this platform. The #MeToo movement first spread through the use of hashtags in posts on this platform.
ANSWER: Twitter [or X]
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Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | Premiere | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Carleton University | Premiere | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Claremont Colleges | Premiere | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Duke | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Emory | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Imperial | Imperial | Y | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Indiana | Premiere | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Ohio State | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2023 ARCADIA Online | Maryland, Online | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at RIT | Premiere | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Texas | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at WUSTL | Premiere | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
Data
| Kenyon B | Team 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Michigan A | Michigan B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Ohio State A | Kenyon A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |