sara khadem is 25 now but has been playing competitively since she was eight.ah khamenei�*s death and, in the decades after that, the country has become a chess powerhouse and sara khadem one of its biggest and most promising stars. in december last year she decided not to wear the compulsory hijab when competing. her life has changed utterly, not least where she lives now on the spanish coast. chess is a game that requires a player to calculate their opponent�*s third orfourth move. 25—year—old sara khadem has made a few calculations, but to remove her headscarf was the least she could do given what was happening in iran. but it was the right thing to do. that decision, though, has led to her exile and for now a life lived in a secret location. when i was playing in almaty there were many things going on in iran. and many young women, they were not wearing the scarf on the streets, and that was the rule in the country. so i would say i was really inspired by what they were doing back at home. but presumably you realised that you were taking a risk. yeah. the t

sara khadem is 25 now but has been playing competitively since she was eight. the country has become a chess powerhouse, and sara khadem one of its biggest and most promising stars. in december last year she decided not to wear the compulsory hijab when competing. her life has changed utterly, not least where she lives now on the spanish coast. chess is a game that requires a player to calculate their opponent's third orfourth move. 25—year—old sara khadem has made a few calculations, but to remove her headscarf was the least she could do given what was happening in iran. but it was the right thing to do. that decision, though, has led to her exile and for now a life lived in a secret location. when i was playing in almaty there were many things going on in iran. and many young women, they were not wearing the scarf on the streets, and that was the rule in the country. so i would say i was really inspired by what they were doing back at home. but presumably you realised that you were taking a risk. yeah. the things that happened was not really something that i

sara khadem is 25 now but has been playing competitively since she was eight.m one of its biggest and most promising stars. in december last year she decided not to wear the compulsory hijab when competing. her life has changed utterly, not least where she lives now on the spanish coast. chess is a game that requires a player to calculate their opponent's third orfourth move. 25—year—old sara khadem has made a few calculations, but to remove her headscarf was the least she could do given what was happening in iran. but it was the right thing to do. that decision, though, has led to her exile and for now a life lived in a secret location. when i was playing in almaty there were many things going on in iran. and many young women, they were not wearing the scarf on the streets, and that was the rule in the country. so i would say i was really inspired by what they were doing back at home. but presumably you realised that you were taking a risk. yeah. the things that happened was not really something that i was hoping for. i mean, leaving the country. leaving iran

sara khadem is 25 now but has been playing competitively since she was eight.spanish coast. chess is a game that requires a player to calculate their opponent�*s third orfourth move. 25—year—old sara khadem has made a few calculations, but to remove her headscarf was the least she could do given what was happening in iran. but it was the right thing to do. that decision, though, has led to her exile and for now a life lived in a secret location. when i was playing in almaty there were many things going on in iran. and many young women, they were not wearing the scarf on the streets, and that was the rule in the country. so i would say i was really inspired by what they were doing back at home. but presumably you realised that you were taking a risk. yeah. the things that happened was not really something that i was hoping for. i mean, leaving the country. leaving iran completely was not what was going on in my mind, and that is something i really miss, but i wouldn�*t say i regret it. since september last year, iran has been shaken by girls and women protesting

sara khadem is 25 now but has been playing competitively since she was eight.ying in almaty there were many things going on in iran. and many young women, they were not wearing the scarf on the streets, and that was the rule in the country. so i would say i was really inspired by what they were doing back at home. but presumably you realised that you were taking a risk. yeah. the things that happened was not really something that i was hoping for. i mean, leaving the country. leaving iran completely was not what was going on in my mind, and that is something i really miss, but i wouldn't say i regret it. since september last year, iran has been shaken by girls and women protesting against the death in custody of mahsa amini... chanting. ..for an apparent hijab infraction. many have been killed and many more arrested. there have been enormous sacrifices. for me, leaving my family was one of the most difficult things that i have ever done, and also iran, but if i want to compare what i did to what people are doing, i wouldn't say that it was difficult, because th

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