Iranian chessmaster warned not to return home. Guess why.

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem competed in a chess tournament in Kazakhstan last week and did so without wearing a hijab – a headscarf that is mandatory in Iran. Now, she’s received a warning to not return to her home country, according to a new report.

An unnamed source who talked with Reuters claims that Khadem received multiple phone calls in which individuals warned her against returning to Iran following the tournament. The same source also said her relatives and parents in Iran have received threats.