(I didn't know where to put this - World, Sport or Film but opted for the latter because, well, it's a film.)
This sounds like an extraordinary story.
This sounds like an extraordinary story.
“When people think of Palestine, they don’t normally equate it with race-car driving, let alone women race-car drivers,” says Fares. “But Palestine isn’t Saudi Arabia. The Middle East isn’t a homogeneous society.
“Women are active in the resistance movement in the West Bank. It’s not unreasonable to have women racing in Palestine or having lives in sport. These women race because they love the sport. They don’t do it to be pushed out of their community. They’re part of their society.”
“Women are active in the resistance movement in the West Bank. It’s not unreasonable to have women racing in Palestine or having lives in sport. These women race because they love the sport. They don’t do it to be pushed out of their community. They’re part of their society.”