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Breaking stereotypes - UAE Women Falconers-Published in The National
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Aug 28, 2020
For thousands of years, falconry has been a male-dominated sport, but this is slowly changing. In 2017, Ayesha Al Mansoori began offering free training classes for women at the Abu Dhabi Falconers’ Club. Within a year, more than 50 women had signed up. “It’s important to promote it as a sport and emphasise the role of women,” Al Mansoori says.
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'Breaking stereotypes': 11 photos showing the UAE's female falconers
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