Café in Los Angeles Vandalized After Memorial for Iranian Women Goes Viral

The Persian Gulf café in Westwood was the target of vandalism last week after the owner, Roozbeh Farahanipour, set up a memorial in the restaurant honoring women who have been killed in Iran’s protests.
According to Farahanipour, while he was giving public comment Oct. 18 to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors supporting its advocacy for women in Iran, he learned the door to his café had been vandalized. He told The Epoch Times he found out when his wife, who also works at the café, informed him through a text message.
He said surveillance footage showed a car driving up to the cafe in the 1300 block of Westwood Boulevard and then someone throwing an object at the café entrance, shattering its glass door. He said he was unable to see the car’s license plate or what the object was thrown at the door. The entrance is now boarded up, he said, and could take weeks to repair….