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Female Iranian chess player speak out about life after competing without a hijab

Published 16 February 2023, 4:24 am
Iranian chess player, Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, moved to Spain after she had an arrest warrant issued against her in Iran for competing without a hijab. Though the 24-year-old says she has no regrets about the bold gesture in support of the protest movement in Iran, she believes it was "the most horrible thing" to have happened to her.
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