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Iranian Female Rockclimber Competes Without Hijab, Faces Retaliation
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Recently, an Iranian female professional rock climber, Elnaz Rekabi, publically competed in an international rock climbing event in Seoul, South Korea, without a hijab. The images of her climbing while her hair was flowing in a ponytail went viral. Her act was viewed as a sign of solidarity with the women of Iran and a rejection of clerical authority. Soon after she competed, she went missing, with her family unable to contact her. BBC's Persian service confirmed that the Islamic regime confiscated the athlete's phone and passport after she competed. There are other reports that she was lured into Iran's embassy in Seoul, where she was then taken directly to the airport. When she arrived back in Iran, she received a hero's welcome, as hundreds of people cheered her name outside of the airport, despite it being in the early hours of the morning. She was then taken directly to a gauntlet of meetings with various sports officials, and she allegedly apologized to Hamid Sajjadi, Iran's sports minister. Sajjadi told reporters, Rekabi admitted to "forgetting" her hijab during the competition due to stress. He added, "She said she is ashamed." Rekabi's appearance followed Sajjadi's statement in front of the press, where the athlete repeated what Sajjadi claimed, which was widely viewed as a forced confession. Rekabi made an Instagram post that said, "I apologize about what I did to make you worry."
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Iranian Female Rockclimber Competes Without Hijab, Faces Retaliation
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