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It took a
lot of persuading before Raha Moharrak's Saudi family agreed
to let her climb
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A Saudi
woman has made history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.
Raha Moharrak,
25, not only became the first Saudi woman to attempt the climb but also the
youngest Arab to make it to the top of Everest.
She is part
of a four-person expedition that also includes the first Qatari man and the
first Palestinian man attempting to reach the summit.
They are
trying to raise $1m (£660,000) for education projects in Nepal.
Originally
from Jeddah, Ms Moharrak is a university graduate currently based in Dubai.
Coming from
Saudi Arabia - a conservative Muslim country where women's rights are very
restricted - she had to break a lot of barriers to achieve her goal, her climb
team said.
A biography
on the expedition website said convincing Ms Moharrak's family to agree to her
climb "was as great a challenge as the mountain itself", though they
fully support her now.
"I
really don't care about being the first," she is quoted as saying.
"So long as it inspires someone else to be second."
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