BOYCOTTING the hijab hypocrisy?- What do you think?

I vowed to never be forced to wear something that I don't want to wear again (I previously lived in Saudi) but if doing so would help women who are greatly disadvantaged in a fight for their rights, I would do it for them. Boycotting the competition won't get the desired results for those who are against the compulsory hijab, rather it will do the opposite and restrict Iranian women further. In a way, it would be worst than boycotting a tournament in France if the hijab is banned, as French women do not need tournaments such as these to improve their situation and aren't facing the same restriction. But yes, I agree that such a ban is unlikely to happen, which is hypocritical.

Those who are boycotting the tournament probably have very good intentions, but the results will be bad.

This is why I hate the Shairah law because it's the best way to exploit men and women and the (most of them)people who implemented these(as well as some qadis) aren't devout Islamic people so what's the point of them being in charge of the Shariah Law.

Religion, as much as I love it, shouldn't be part of the system of the country because as Hobbes states we are "hopelessly, seeking power over power" so this gives important people the opportunity, especially men, the chance to do whatever they want. These people are drinking alcohol and dancing around with prostitutes are the same people who send people to be stoned for committing a non-Islamic action.

I'm glad these women are doing this, they shouldn't be forced to wear something they don't want to. This is the start of improving the name of Religion and making the public realise it's not Religion's fault for anything but rather it's the people who choose to use it inappropriately.

i think it's kind of hot that iranian women can be called nazi

First of all, if people bother trying to go to Iran and visit the country and see what it's like. Things would be A LOT different.

In Iran there are two types of women (I'm generalizing of course) those that wear a proper Islamic dress (chador) and those that just barely follow the dress code. the majority of young woman are in the second category. Iran has one of the youngest demographics in the world. I bet in 20 years time, everything will be different.

Those in the second category take western fashion and style and pull it off in such a way so as to not be pulled over by the Islamic Police who patrol areas like Tajrish Market in Tehran. the irony is, their Islamic dress is hardly Islamic. A thin designer scarf loosely draped over the head is the norm, with a tight trench coat and skinny jeans.

Of course the situation isn't ideal, but women work with what they've got to work with and most of the time they get away with it. Of course occasionally you hear something shocking on the news about a woman stoned to death etc etc. but in big cities like Tehran, this doesn't happen.

the boycott won't change anything. a waste of time tbh. and tbh, you go into a foreign country and you obey their customs, however bad they seem.

I agree with your whole argument. To be honest I'm sure we can find thousands of reasons why tournaments shouldn't be held in country x, y and z. But at the end of the day this is an innocent international chess competition that will help progress women's chess in Iran and I think wearing a lose piece of cloth on your head is not a big deal if it satisfies the culture of that nation.

Interesting that TSR keeps suggesting old and long-dormant threads as "related discussion" (like this one), but if one attempts to continue the discussion it will be shut down.

Interesting that TSR keeps suggesting old and long-dormant threads as "related discussion" (like this one), but if one attempts to continue the discussion it will be shut down.

I can never get my head around why they do this. What's worse, I often don't notice the date of the thread and will do a long and researched response to a with links etc only for my post to be the last one before the thread is closed down.