Female Iranian Chess Player Competes Without Head Covering
2022-12-29
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1An Iranian player taking part in an international chess competition in Kazakhstan is not wearing a hijab for the second day, Reuters reports.
2At the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a Reuters reporter said Sara Khadem was competing without a head covering.
3That act is a violation of Iran's laws governing what clothes females should wear.
4Iranians have been demonstrating against the country's leadership since mid-September.
5The demonstrations started after 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died while being detained by morality police who seized her for "inappropriate attire."
6That means she was not wearing legally required or permitted clothing.
7Laws concerning hijab wearing have become an important part of the protests.
8Several sportswomen competing overseas have appeared in public without hijabs.
9Khadem was born in 1997. She is also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh.
10She is ranked number 804 in the world, the International Chess Federation website says.
11The website for the December 25 to December 30 event listed her as taking part in both the Rapid and Blitz competitions.
12Iranian news services Khabarvarzeshi and Etemad reported earlier this week that Khadem had competed at the event in Almaty without a hijab.
13I'm John Russell.
1An Iranian player taking part in an international chess competition in Kazakhstan is not wearing a hijab for the second day, Reuters reports. 2At the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a Reuters reporter said Sara Khadem was competing without a head covering. That act is a violation of Iran's laws governing what clothes females should wear. 3Iranians have been demonstrating against the country's leadership since mid-September. The demonstrations started after 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died while being detained by morality police who seized her for "inappropriate attire." That means she was not wearing legally required or permitted clothing. 4Laws concerning hijab wearing have become an important part of the protests. Several sportswomen competing overseas have appeared in public without hijabs. 5Khadem was born in 1997. She is also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh. She is ranked number 804 in the world, the International Chess Federation website says. The website for the December 25 to December 30 event listed her as taking part in both the Rapid and Blitz competitions. 6Iranian news services Khabarvarzeshi and Etemad reported earlier this week that Khadem had competed at the event in Almaty without a hijab. 7I'm John Russell. 8John Russell adapted this story from a Reuters report. 9______________________________________________________________ 10Words in This Story 11chess - n. a game for two players in which each player moves 16 pieces across a board and tries to place the opponent's king in a position from which it cannot escape 12hijab - n. a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women