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Saudi woman makes history by reaching Everest summit | Saudi woman makes history by reaching Everest summit |
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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 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." |
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