Two Iranian chess champs defied their nation’s rules by taking part in an international tournament without hijab in a high-profile act of protest after the death in custody of a young woman allegedly violating Islamic dress codes.
Photos showed Sara Khadem and Atousa Pourkashiyan competing this week at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, without the Islamic headscarf required by the Tehran regime’s clerical rulers. Khadem was also seen playing without a headscarf on Wednesday.
