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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/10/01/us-chess-champion-id-rather-sacrifice-my-career-than-be-forced-to-wear-hijab.html

The best-ranked female chess player in the United States has said she would rather sacrifice her career than submit to demands to wear a hijab at the next world championship. Nazi Paikidze, the reigning US Womens Chess Champion, swore to boycott the 2017 contest, which is being held in Iran and will have an enforced Islamic dress code. Paikidze admitted that the decision will harm her career, but said that doing the bidding of an oppressive regime in order to compete is not a price worth paying. In an interview with the founder of My Stealthy Freedom, a campaign against...