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A Saudi woman has made history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.A Saudi woman has made history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.
Raha Moharrak, 25, not only became the first Saudi woman to attempt the climb but also the youngest Arab to make it to the top of Everest.Raha Moharrak, 25, not only became the first Saudi woman to attempt the climb but also the youngest Arab to make it to the top of Everest.
She is part of a four-person expedition that also includes the first Qatari man and the first Palestinian man attempting to reach the summit.She is part of a four-person expedition that also includes the first Qatari man and the first Palestinian man attempting to reach the summit.
They are trying to raise $1m (£660,000) for education projects in Nepal.They are trying to raise $1m (£660,000) for education projects in Nepal.
Originally from Jeddah, Ms Moharrak is a university graduate currently based in Dubai.Originally from Jeddah, Ms Moharrak is a university graduate currently based in Dubai.
Coming from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia - a conservative Muslim country where women's rights are very restricted - she had to break a lot of barriers to achieve her goal, her climb team said. Coming from Saudi Arabia - a conservative Muslim country where women's rights are very restricted - she had to break a lot of barriers to achieve her goal, her climb team said.
A biography on the expedition website said convincing Ms Moharrak's family to agree to her climb "was as great a challenge as the mountain itself", though they fully support her now.A biography on the expedition website said convincing Ms Moharrak's family to agree to her climb "was as great a challenge as the mountain itself", though they fully support her now.
"I really don't care about being the first," she is quoted as saying. "So long as it inspires someone else to be second.""I really don't care about being the first," she is quoted as saying. "So long as it inspires someone else to be second."