Female chess players protest wearing hijab at Iran world championship

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(CNN)Some of the world's top female chess players are upset that the next world championship will be held in Iran, where players are expected to wear head scarves. The US women's champion, Nazi Paikidze-Barnes, will not be taking part in the event in Tehran next February due to her concern over the issue. Meanwhile former Pan American champion Carla Heredia -- who did not qualify for the Tehran tournament -- also called for the 64 women who are playing there to protest against the hijab rule.

"Iran has hosted chess tournaments before and women were always forced to wear a hijab," Paikidze-Barnes told CNN. "We don't see this event being any different, forced hijab is the country's law." This, she said, is "religious and sexist discrimination."She added: "If the venue of the championship is not changed, I will not be participating. I am deeply upset by this. I feel privileged to have qualified to represent the US at the Women's World Chess Championship and to not be able to due to religious, sexist, and political issues is very disappointing." - Source​

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The guy who hosts this event is some kind of eccentric Russian billionaire. He made the decision to host it in Iran. I fully support the female chess players on this issue. Voluntary is one thing. Force of law with harsh punishments, another.

 

If Iran wasn't one of the biggest sponsors of terrorism, I would be more willing to comply with their archaic dress code.

 

Should the left try to compete, with a nude chess tournament; for the sake of gender equality?

 

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That and Saudi Arabia and the gulf states. Anyways, there is also prize money at these events.

 

Should we ask Mr. Trump, to "buy them out" with a bigger prize, since he is a Capitalist and on the right?

 

I don't mean to derail the thread, but her name is Nazi?
Clearly a Georgian thing.

 

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They should have hosted it here then; Paris, France to get its Official Nude Park soon

 

Tell me which "terrorism" Iran sponsors (since Mossadegh's fall, that is).

She should damn the torpedoes and refuse whatever disguise she was supposed to wear. These ridiculous laws won't change if there's no discussion about it. But that being said, I am not Nazi.

=)

 

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i love modern times.

 

Finding it easy to spend other people's money, aren't ya?

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Any idea as to what the punishment would be for non-compliance in Iran?

 

it is for a good Cause.

i am on the left; and, if I had all of the money in the World, I would simply, solve All of the World's problems.

just left wing, Utopian fantasy.

 

Hezbollah in Lebanon.

 

If you really think that throwing money at problems results in solutions then you have pondered how much has been spent on cancer research so far.

 

probably less than is spent on weapons of micro and mass destruction.

 

Our weapons research has enabled us to limit the amount of collateral damage to civilian population and infrastructure while still engaging/eliminating hardened enemy targets with outstanding results. Of course the Capitalist system which forces weapons manufacturers to compete for business prompts motivated efforts to succeed in selling more than the other guy.

But to be fair, you shouldn't want to compare one aspect of the medical communities efforts to the whole of the military R&D, it's be more like military R&D compared to medical R&D. So in that light, who do you think gets more money collectively?

I myself don't know.

 

Hizbollah? They are ennemies of Israel, not terrorists. The have elected people in Lebanon. Hizbollah actually fights ISIL - with some gusto, according to reports.

Any other?

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She is not Iranian. They wouldn't dare.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah_of_Iran
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-insight-idUSKCN0Y42FZ
http://www.weeklystandard.com/how-iran-shapes-hezbollah/article/2002495
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-iran-orders-hezbollah-target-saudi-arabia-903428016
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/lebanon/2016-03-20/iran-deals-bigger-loser
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...rn-isn-t-helping-ally-hezbollah-pay-the-bills


You can't just say "no", and claim to be right. Every single internet source proves you to be completely wrong.
Hezbollah is Iran's proxy terrorist group. You asked who Iran's group was, and I provided you with the fact. I'm sorry that goes against your feelings. However, facts prevail over opinions.

 

Hezbollah has long been considered a terrorist organization, far longer than they've been in "Government".

And in regards to Iran, Oh but they would, they would dare. The fact that you are not volunteering to perform acts of civil disobedience yourself kinda shows that you already know I'm right.

What we don't know however is what form that punishment would be. Lashes ya think?

 

Polio was also "cured", after "throwing money" at research projects.

 

Didn't imply that it never succeeded, however it doesn't always succeed and cancer research is an outstanding example of it not working.

 

not working or very difficult with the current tools at our disposal? great advances are being made in astronomy, simply due to better tools.

you make it seem like finding a cure for that affliction, is not worth while.

 

They should kneel during the national anthem in protest.

 

Very worthwhile, just a great example of not being solved by throwing tons of money at it.

 

Hello? Are you a bot? I never said that Iran doesn't finance Hizbollah - I wrote that Hizbollah is no terror group, but a movement that fights terror, notably ISIL and Israel.

Are you trying to drown the fish? Of all the shtload of links you frantically assemble, only only is relevant - the fourth one, about Hizbollah striking the Sauds. Iran is not a sponsor of terrorism, nor a nuclear power for that matter.

They are just opponents to Israel, like all decent people are supposed to be.