By day, Iraqi native Ishtar Azzawi is a project manager at the UAE-based investment company, KBBO Group. By night, the 35-year-old is a jiu-jitsu champion.
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Opinion: discrimination continues to blight the beautiful game
Apart from a significant pay gap compared to the men’s team, the US women’s soccer team play more games
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Video: Saudi female runners push boundaries on the streets
Women have been taking to the streets of Saudi Arabia’s cities in increasing numbers – to go running.
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In pictures: Fitness-friendly abayas by Saudi designer Eman Joharjy
Saudi modest sportswear designer based in Jeddah Eman Joharjy are cashing in on the growing popularity of the so-called sports abayas, as many women push back against traditional attitudes of equating chastity with dress code.
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Rebellious fashion: Saudi women embrace sports abayas
Pictures of female athletes running in the garb in the Red Sea city of Jeddah went viral last month