An inspiring story in lights of gender's role is society written today as Raha Moharrak became the first Saudi woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. She is also the youngest Arab to conquer the highest mountain in the world. Interestingly, her group of four includes the first Qatari man and the first Palestinian man attempting to reach the summit. Ms. Moharrak's biography said that convincing her family to agree to her climb "was as great a challenge as the mountain itself," considering that she is from one of the most conservative Muslim countries in the world where women's rights are restricted.
Her group tried to raise $1m for education projects in Nepal.
Read more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22580140
By Yen Do
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