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At the [Malaysian] National Scholastic Chess Championship 2017, which took place in Putrajaya recently, the girl was informed that what she wore was "improper and had violated the dress code" for the tournament.
[...] The girl's chess coach, Kaushal Khandhar, wrote on Facebook, "In the middle of Round 2, (without stopping the clocks) Chief Arbiter informs my student that the dress she wore was improper and violated the dress code of the tournament.
"It was later informed (by Chief Arbiter) to my student and her mother, that the Tournament Director deemed my student's dress to be 'seductive' and a 'temptation from a certain angle far, far away'."
[...] Kaushal said after discussions with the chief arbiter, the girl was allowed to compete, provided she bought a pair of slacks for the next day, but that decision came at 10pm and with the event at Putrajaya, there was no way the girl's mother could buy anything for the 9am start the next day.
"Before the morning round next day, my student's mother called the tournament director regarding this matter. Initially he had replied that he was not aware of the situation but after a brief discussion, we realised he knew all the details on this incident prior to this phone call.
"He promised to return the call upon discussion with the chief arbiter, but this did not happen. He would further not answer or return any calls by my student's mother", Kaushal wrote, adding that the situation led to the inevitable decision of withdrawal from the tournament altogether."
We should perhaps note here that Malaysia is majority-Muslim.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by turgid on Monday May 01 2017, @05:29PM (2 children)
Iran and Afghanistan were both quite forward-looking, liberal places until the religious loonies took control. Take heed before it's too late in the West.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @06:55PM (1 child)
Had you said Iran and Iraq, I'd agree.
Afghanistan is largely rural, largely tribal, and very patriarchal.
It's also very violent.
I'd be surprised if there another place on the planet where gun ownership is higher.
Afghanistan is known as The Graveyard of Empires.
Those folks REALLY like to fight.
...and the literacy rate in Afghanistan is just abysmal.
...and that's among the guys, not even counting the gals.
(Education is a prime factor in the empowerment of women and moving toward a modern society.)
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @07:37PM
Not afghanistan en toto, but definitely Kabul before the wars. [businessinsider.com] Cities are always more liberal than the rural.