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Iranian Chess Player Who Removed Hijab Gets Spain Citizenship
An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship, Spain said on Wednesday.
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Top Iranian Chess Player Exiled After Refusing To Wear Scarf
Ms Khadem's relatives and parents, who are in Iran, had also received threats.
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Iranian Chess Player Warned Not To Return After Competing Without Hijab
An Iranian chess player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab at an international tournament in Kazakhstan.
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Iranian Chess Player Competes Without Hijab At Tournament: Report
An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests began.
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Banned At Home For Not Wearing Hijab, Chess Player, 19, Will Play For US
A leading Iranian chess player, barred from her homeland's team after refusing to wear a headscarf, will now compete as a player for the United States, the US Chess Federation said.
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Iranian Chess Player Who Removed Hijab Gets Spain Citizenship
An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship, Spain said on Wednesday.
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Top Iranian Chess Player Exiled After Refusing To Wear Scarf
Ms Khadem's relatives and parents, who are in Iran, had also received threats.
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Iranian Chess Player Warned Not To Return After Competing Without Hijab
An Iranian chess player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab at an international tournament in Kazakhstan.
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Iranian Chess Player Competes Without Hijab At Tournament: Report
An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests began.
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Banned At Home For Not Wearing Hijab, Chess Player, 19, Will Play For US
A leading Iranian chess player, barred from her homeland's team after refusing to wear a headscarf, will now compete as a player for the United States, the US Chess Federation said.
