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A comment on Female chess players forced to wear hijab at world championship in Iran. Parent comment

Re:Female chess players forced to wear hijab at world champi... by x1798DE on Friday September 30, 2016 @03:56PM (#12614869)
No one said it's popular, just that it's not illegal.
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Re:Female chess players forced to wear hijab at world champi... by gonvaled on Friday September 30, 2016 @05:34PM (#12615401)
And I am saying that because it is legal it does not mean it is accepted. You don't have the weight of the state, but the weight of society.
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