Elnaz could run away, live a happy life, and still remain a hero in many people’s hearts, but she decided to face the devil. She did not take off her hijab to seek asylum and refuge outside of Iran to a life of happiness and live stress-free, something we all dream of.

She is a resilient warrior, she came back to her family, her people, and her beliefs.

Elnaz Rekabi is an Iranian sport climber with one silver and three bronze medals in international competitions. Elnaz is very famous among Persian girl climbers but what made her famous these days, is the fact that she decided to take off her hijab in her most important competition, as a sign of solidarity with her people.

She participated in the 2022 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Seoul, South Korea, where she appeared without Iran's mandatory headscarf.

On 18 October, two days after the competition, Rekabi was reported missing. A post was made on her Instagram account which claimed that she would explain everything at a news conference and that she was traveling back to Iran alongside her fellow team members.

They made her confess her sins...

It claimed that Her Headscarf Fell Off Inadvertently!!! At the same time, the news of her brother's arrest went viral and she came back to Iran while her passport and mobile phone had been seized.

On 19 October, Rekabi received a "hero's welcome" on her return to Tehran, while governmental news agencies forcefully interviewed her at the airport and made her say that removing her hijab was not intentional.

Two days later, the minister of sports met with her and took a picture alongside Elnaz who doesn’t seem very happy. A meeting that rarely happens to any Iranian female athlete! to meet the minister after losing a match while the rest of her teammates won.

Elnaz became a hero, whether you like it or not!

Whether you make her confess her sins or not…