Iran is completely different country underneath that conservative facade. Iran's census says, 99.5% of population is Muslim. In GAMAAN study (same groups as in

Iran is completely different country underneath that conservative facade. Iran's census says, 99.5% of population is Muslim. In GAMAAN study (same groups as in the article) only 40% identified as Muslim. 22.2% said None, 8.8% said Atheist, 7.7% Zoroastrian, 7.1% spiritual, 5.8. Agnostic, 2.7% humanist. 78%, believe in God, but only 37% believe in life after death and only 30% believe in heaven and hell. 15% believe that wearing Hijab should be mandatory in public. https://theconversation.com/irans-secular-shift-new-survey-reveals-huge-changes-in-religious-beliefs-145253 https://theconversation.com/irans-secular-shift-new-survey-r... The only way the government can control big cities (where most Iranians live) is to bring conservatives from the countryside to beat people in the streets during the unrest. If the Iranian government refuses to modernize the tension just builds up, until something breaks.