Teen Iranian Chess Prodigies Kicked Off National Team Because One Played An Israeli, Another Wouldn’t Wear Hijab…

Iran sucks. Via Vocativ: A pair of sibling chess players, 18-year-old Dorsa Derakhshani and her 15-year-old brother, Borna Derakhashani, have been kicked off the Iranian National Chess Team and prohibited from competing in any domestic tournaments because they dared to challenge Iran’s strict religious laws. At the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival in Gibraltar, Dorsa, an … Continue reading Teen Iranian Chess Prodigies Kicked Off National Team Because One Played An Israeli, Another Wouldn’t Wear Hijab…