These women bikers in Arab lands are truly bold and beautiful
14 Jan 2016 12:56 PM IST14 Jan 2016 12:56 PM IST
Young women in the Middle-East are giving male bikers a run for their money and defying common perceptions about Middle-Eastern women.
The media always portrays Arab women as conservative, religious and veiled but the reality is a lot more nuanced. These pictures of women bikers will destroy whatever clichéd thoughts you had about women in the Middle-East. (Photo: AFP)- Annie Bader, a Human Resources manager, is also the first Arab woman to ever participate in the International Motorcycle races in 2013 and 2014. (Lebanon)
- Lebanese biker and member of Lebanon Chapter, Ladies of Harley Davidson, Carol Khazzaka flashes her tattoo on Beirut's sea front. She works in the food industry. (Lebanon)
- A tattoo artist by profession, Henriette Ibrahim, rides on her Harley Davidson in the busy streets of Beirut. (Lebanon)
- Suzan Khalaf, who is a teacher and a mother of three, is an officer of the Lebanon Chapter, Ladies of Harley Davidson. (Lebanon)
- Grace Kassab, who is a photographer and photo-editor for a local paper, believes that motorcycle riding gives her freedom as she is in direct contact with everything around her. (Lebanon)
- Nissa Hajj, who juggles between her various identities as a life coach, personal trainer and model, has been a biker since 2012. For her motorcycle riding is a favourite hobby even despite Lebanon's traffic mess. (Lebanon)
- Malika Oumoulid, a policewoman, feels involved in the efforts regarding the emancipation of women in Morocco because of her role of a female authority out in public on a bike. (Morocco)
- Both stylist Camelia Mentak and her husband love motorcross biking. She says that she doesn't get any negative comments because she always rides on the tracks. (Morocco)
- Mey Zniber, a therapist, shares that she gets a lot of shocked stares when people see her zipping through the streets in her Harley Davidson bike. However, she admits that some people do say that they were really impressed with what she was doing. (Morocco)
- Behnaz Shafie, 27, used to work as an accountant but then decided to quit her job and focus on her racing. She is fortunate to have her family's support. (Iran)
The media always portrays Arab women as conservative, religious and veiled but the reality is a lot more nuanced. These pictures of women bikers will destroy whatever clichéd thoughts you had about women in the Middle-East. (Photo: AFP)
Young women in the Middle-East are giving male bikers a run for their money and defying common perceptions about Middle-Eastern women.
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