Muffled

Indy100 reports that an Iranian chess champion has been kicked off the national team for not wearing a hijab at a competition in Gibraltar.

Dorsa Derakhshani, aged 18, has already won the Asian chess championships three times in a row.

On February 1 chess’ international governing body FIDE ranked her the 9th best under 21 female chess player on the planet.

During the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2017 which finished on 2 February, Derakhshani did not wear a veil.

As a result the Iranian chess authorities have banned her from playing for their national team, or playing in games that happen inside the country.

That kind of thing is why I detest this poster:

Image result for we the people poster

Hijab is not a symbol of liberation or solidarity or We the People or any other concept that belongs on the left. It’s a symbol of the suppression and muffling of women.

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