Raw Take: Zahra Lari – Muslim figure skater who changed the world (E3)

In episode 3 of the Raw Take podcast, Alexey Yaroshevsky chats with a unique athlete – UAE figure skater Zahra Lari, who revolutionized the world of sport. The International Skaters Union unprecedentedly changed its rules for her – allowing this Muslim girl to compete in a hijab, essentially paving the way for millions of athletes to do the same.

Lari opens up on the struggles she has gone through to make that happen, meeting Serena and Venus Williams, inspiring people in her country to get involved in figure skating, and much more.

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