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Egypt's only woman rally driver who "dances with the dunes"

Yara Shalaby's first race was a disaster - she got lost and needed to be rescued. But she overcame the teasing and mocking and became Egypt's only female desert racing driver.

Yara Shalaby is Egypt's first female rally driver. She's mastered the sport in some of the country's toughest desert terrain, while also putting up with a lot of detractors - people telling her that women can't drive. In spite of that, she's risen up in the sport and has beaten many of her male competitors in the process.

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Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Catrin Manel

Picture and credit: Yara Shalaby

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