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Indian chess-player says no to Iran-championship, due to mandatory hijab

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Arpita Goswami
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(G.N.S) DT.13 Grandmaster Soumya Swaminathan, who was chosen to represent India at the upcoming Asian Team Chess Championship, has pulled out of the competition after its venue was changed from Bangladesh to Iran. The country’s laws make it mandatory for all women players to wear hijab, or headscarf. But 29-year-old

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