Sara Khadem: Top Iran chess player exiled for refusing headscarf

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem in exile has no regrets about removing hijab

An Iranian chess player has no regrets over competing without a hijab overseas, sparking an arrest warrant against her back home.

Iranian chess player in exile has no regrets about removing hijab

An Iranian chess player, who moved to Spain after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her back home, has no regrets over her bold gesture in support of the protest movement against her country's clerical leadership.

Iranian Chess Player in Exile Has No Regrets About Removing Hijab

An Iranian chess player, who moved to Spain after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her back home, has no regrets about her bold gesture in support of the protest movement against her country's clerical leadership. But 25-year-old Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, better known as Sara Khadem, also told Reuters the warrant, which made her return to Iran impossible, was "the most horrible thing" that happened to her. S…

Chess player Sara Khadem, exiled in Spain, will be arrested if she returns to Iran

The Government of Tehran issued the order on the same day that the grand teacher was received by the Spanish President, Pedro Sánchez

Iranian chess player in exile says she has no regrets about removing hijab

An Iranian chess player, who moved to Spain after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her back home, has no regrets over

Iranian chess player in exile after competing without a hijab says she has no regrets

Chess player Sara Khadem says she was ‘motivated by the people of Iran’ to remove her hijab, and that she thought it was the right thing to do