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Chess referee Bayat refuses to return to Iran following hijab controversy https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1089324/chess-referee-refuses-to-return-to-iran

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Chess referee Bayat refuses to return to Iran following hijab controversy https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1089324/chess-referee-refuses-to-return-to-iran

Chess referee Bayat refuses to return to Iran following hijab controversy
Chess referee Bayat refuses to return to Iran following hijab controversy

Women's World Chess Championship chief arbiter Shohreh Bayat has refused to return home from Iran, after she was criticised for allegedly not wearing a hijab during the tournament.

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