CYCLING AS A WAY OF EMPOWERMENT: Kurdish women take part in a cycling marathon for women in the northeastern Syrian town of Amuda in Hasakeh province. The marathon, under the slogan ‘I want a bicycle,’ was organised by activists who said it aims to encourage women to cycle and to empower them in society, as well as reduce environmental pollution in the region. — AFP
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