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Meet Rana Hayek – Lebanon’s First Female Car Mechanic

Check out this piece by Sputnik News about Rana Hayek, a 22 years old electrical engineering student currently working at a Porsche car repair shop in Broummana.

Rana Hayek from Lebanon is currently a last-year student in the electric engineering university course. “I chose this specialization because I have loved cars since childhood. I like to dig around motors and look for the cause of faults,” she told Sputnik Arabic.

“No one took me seriously at first, as they thought I had come to the car repair shop together with my father.”

“But then they got used to it, saw a professional in me and now entrust their cars to me,” Rana pointed out.  “Nevertheless, there are still those who think car repair services are a job to be done by men and I am not suitable for it,” she added.

I really don’t mind having anyone working to repair my car as long as they get the job done well, but I’m not sure how far can women like Rana go in their jobs with all the sexism they have to face in our society! You can read the full article here.

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May El-Khalil talking about Beirut Marathon at TEDGlobal

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Little do people know that May El-Khalil was motivated to start the Beirut marathon after she had a near-death experience and was told that she will not be able to run again. Check out this TED Talk she gave at TEDGlobal back in June 2013 talking about her experience with Beirut Marathon. She’s one inspiring woman for sure.

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Al-Qaeda in Lebanon

Would you mind it if all those rumors claiming that Al-Qaeda does exist in Lebanon turned out to be true?

The photo was taken during the funeral of the late general Wissam Al-Hassan.

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