(LONDON) A female athlete from Iran did not wear a hijab at an international competition over the weekend in open defiance of her country's mandate, amid fierce protests against the Islamic Republic's restrictions on women's dress. Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi, 33, was seen competing without the Islamic headscarf at the International Federation of
Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi was seen competing without a hijab at the International Federation of Sport Climbing's Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday.
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) A female athlete from Iran did not wear a hijab at an international competition over the weekend in open defiance of her