Sara Khadem competed in an international chess tournament without her headscarf. Now she's exiled from her home country, Iran ... Show more https://bbc.in/3Iqidn2
Iranian chess player Sara Khadem reportedly competed without a hijab for two consecutive days. She is the latest Iranian woman to compete without the ... Show more
Quick Glance: Iranian sanctions threaten athlete's return to Tehran
- Iran promises no repercussions for Rekabi.
- Elnaz Rekabi, a sport climber from Iran, was promised by the International Olympic Committee and the world federation IFSC that she would face "no consequences" for her performance in Seoul.
- Such reports were emphatically denied by the Iranian Embassy in Seoul.
- Sanctions against Iran have been proposed.
Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi broke her country's strict dress code by competing without a headscarf at an international competition ... Show more https://bbc.in/3CQCcac
Watch this professional Iranian climber take on a championship final without a headscarf.
Elnaz Rebaki's act of defiance was in support for the ... Show more https://bbc.in/3Ddmw2t
HERO'S WELCOME: Iranian competitive climber is cheered on her return to Tehran, after competing without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of ... Show more https://abcn.ws/3eLXfmw