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For long, women have borne the brunt of conservatism. Be it with regard to them going out and working or simply with regards to what they are ‘allowed to’ wear, women have been at the receiving end of societies myriad rules and regulations for a very long time. However, things have been changing in the last few years, as more and more women join the workforce and are allowed to wear what they want. Not in all parts of the world though. Consider the recent example of chess grandmaster Anna Muzychuk. In November, World Chess organising body FIDE announced that women won’t have to wear a hijab or an abaya at the 2017 World Chess Championship held in Saudi Arabia. They were instead allowed to wear a high-necked white blouse with black or blue trousers. And this didn’t go down well with world chess champion Anna Muzychuk.
Anna took to Facebook to express her displeasure over the rules. In her post, she wrote that she would not participate in the championship if such rules exist. She also added that by not participating in the event being held at Saudi Arabia, she would have to let go of her previous titles. But the world chess champion says she is not okay with feeling like a “secondary creature” and says that the country’s rules are discriminating against women. The braveheart believes that she is okay with letting go of her titles but not bowing down to such ‘rules’.
Her Facebook post reads: In a few days I am going to lose two World Champion titles – one by one. Just because I decided not to go to Saudi Arabia. Not to play by someone’s rules, not to wear abaya, not to be accompanied getting outside, and altogether not to feel myself a secondary creature.
In the past few months, Saudi Arabia has been in the news for lifting several bans. The first big news was when Saudi Arabia lifted the ban on women driving. It was believed that women driving will lead to more accidents and that it will corrupt the wider society and lead to sin. Saudi Arabia also recently lifted the 35-year ban on public cinemas. Earlier in 2017, the country also lifted the ban on Skype and WhatsApp calls, but said that it will continue to monitor them.
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