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International Women's Day: portrait of a Saudi woman

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Ahead of International Women's Day, AFPTV is moving a series of portraits of women working in male-dominated professions. Mervat Bukhari, a force of nature draped head-to-toe in Islamic niqab, braved insults and taunts to become the first Saudi woman to work at a gas station, something unimaginable not long ago.

Added on the 06/03/2018 02:00:00 - Copyright : AFP EN

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