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Iranian Chess Official Fears Going Home Over Hijab Photo

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020Maria CramerComments Off on Iranian Chess Official Fears Going Home Over Hijab Photo
Shohreh Bayat said she was afraid of returning to Iran after an image of her at a chess tournament abroad seemed to show her not wearing a hijab.
Tagged Alizadeh, Kimia (1998- ), Bayat, Shohreh, Chess, Iran, Muslim Veiling, Politics and Government, World Chess Championship
Maria Cramer
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world?emc=rss&partner=rss

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