The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who was detained by the country’s morality police for breaking a rule that mandates females wear hijabs, has sparked nearly two months of protests in every province across Iran.“America is paying attention.”International focus is being drawn to the people of Iran as their government further intensifies its crackdown.Shooka Scharm, a California-based lawyer of Iranian descent whose parents escaped the country shortly after the 1979 revolution, believes that after decades of associating Iran (and Iranians) with high-profile atrocities, Americans' views are finally shifting.“The movement’s flag is being waved, and I’m just going to keep attending protests and being a voice for Iranians until they have the free country they deserve.”Building additional supportNot only are most Americans paying attention to what’s happening in Iran, but they are also overwhelmingly in support of the protesters.“While there has been some media coverage on Iran,” Morad Ghorban, director of government relations and public policy at Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, told VOA, “I think more can be done to cover and analyze what’s happening.”Maryann Martelli, a communications professional from Miami, Florida, agrees."