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The First Female Kayaker in Afghanistan

Reading Time: 4 minutes In November 2016 I ran the Marathon of Afghanistan in support of Afghan women and girls running for freedom and equality. In the race, I ran with Kubra, who four months earlier had to stop her training due to the death of her friend in a terrorist bombing. We completed […]

The Secret Marathon, a must read!

Reading Time: 2 minutes “The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.” Malala, from The Secret Marathon How would you respond if the culture you grew up didn’t allow you

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