Chess grandmaster Dorsa Derakhshani was banned by Iran for not wearing a hijab. Dorsa's brother Borna was banned too, who was playing a chess match against Israel. Her brother Borna, who is 15, had also registered in the games on his own. Twitter: TimQPublic (@TimQPublic)Poles apart but another Iranian woman in a magazine before the Islamic Revolution. According to the head of Iran's Chess Federation Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, they will "seriously deal" with Dorsa for not observing the veil, and brother Borna who played with an Israeli player.

Source: India Today February 21, 2017 09:45 UTC