MADRID, July 26 (Reuters) - 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.
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, better known as Sara Khadem, took part in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships held in Kazakhstan in late December without the headscarf that is mandatory under Iran's strict Islamic dress codes.
Laws enforcing mandatory hijab-wearing became a flashpoint during the unrest that swept Iran when a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in the custody of the morality police in mid-September.
The 26-year-old has told Reuters she had no regrets over her gesture in support of the protest movement against her country's clerical leadership.
Spain's official gazette said the cabinet approved granting Khadem citizenship on Tuesday "taking into account the special circumstances" of her case.
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Rare spain W.
I hope she is ok. Iran is ruled by truly sick people.
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Glad she’s safe
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She earned her citizenship, she got more balls than many men who keep letting regressive forces chip away at women's rights in the US and Europe.
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Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/iranian-chess-player-who-removed-hijab-gets-spanish-citizenship-2023-07-26/cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2222674
Rare spain W.
I hope she is ok. Iran is ruled by truly sick people.
Epic
Glad she’s safe
She earned her citizenship, she got more balls than many men who keep letting regressive forces chip away at women's rights in the US and Europe.