BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Iranian referee Shohreh Bayat at the Women's Chess World Championship and the controversy about her hijab

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Controversy surrounding Shohreh Bayat; Anne Bronte and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall; what we want and like from sex; Francesca Wade and independent women in the early 20th century.Shohreh Bayat, an Iranian chess referee, has caused controversy this week having been accused of not wearing a hijab at the current Women’s World Chess Championship. The wearing of the headscarf is mandatory in her country and despite disagreeing with the rule she claims she was complying. We hear from Shohreh.

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