It’s a bright morning in Aliabad, Mazandaran—the air is thick with the scent of citrus groves and the sound of roosters crowing off in the distance. Homa, dressed for a routine city council day, walks through a muddy apple orchard, phone in hand (probably filming a TikTok). Suddenly, she slips and lands face-first in a puddle, splashing mud everywhere—including right into her hair.

“Oh great, now I look like I’ve auditioned for a mud wrestling game show!”