March 31 - April 6, 2021 BAHRAIN.OURS.YOURS. Vol 20 - Issue 13
www.gulfweekly.com facebook.com/gulfweeklyonline gulfweekly gulfweeklyonline +973 17299181 A role model for women COMMUNITY REPORT By MAI AL KHATIB!CAMILLE ENROLLING NOW [email protected] FOR 2020-2021 nspirational Zahra www.asb.bh rahimi, who manages iaround 30 mechanics in a leading car agency body and paint workshop in Bahrain, aims to attract more women into a sector too often considered a male domain. The 35-year-old job controller from Manama grew up in an automobile- obsessed household. She was Zahra in action Zahra working on a car Cultural Cup supported by a father who taught her all about car repair See Page 2 and a mother who owned young automobile addict While my mother didn’t She started as a service other women. I believe they three garages on the island in who owns several sports cars adviser and now manages should know the basics of the early 80s. knew how to manage the the body and paint workshop car repair in case of any Although armed with workshops. herself. “This title makes me the tools and racing engines “My mother is my feel even more responsible a tyre or a breakdown. There knowledge and nitrous inspiration and she taught me and motivated to excel in my are even some guys who to join the oxide. that I can do any job I put my job and be a role model for don’t know what to do.” “There are so mind to. There are no limits! many women out there. I’ve Zahra had proposed to many tried to many girls in the I believe women can be had mothers and daughters launch a weekly television throw a wrench Middle East who contacting me on my social series aimed at spreading pink power in her plans would like to try media accounts asking how awareness on all things because “it their hand at this to get started and thanking related to cars. While she See Page 3 wasn’t deemed highlighted Zahra as a me for showing them that an says it was approved by acceptable for know where to Arab woman can work in this the Information Affairs women to work go. They are 2017 to 2019 while marking in a garage”. also told that “It is a noble profession. I recording has been delayed there isn’t room That recognition resulted due to the pandemic. Zahra didn’t stop her for them in the honoured when I saw that Zahra is also a writer and from following industry because Her Royal Highness Princess poet. She is working on her dreams and she now they are female. And of Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al hopes to inspire more women course that it’s not in our Khalifa was following my entitled Scattered Soul and to follow suit. culture. “It was such an honour achievements on my account has a poetry book in the Bejewelled Bisht “Who says that working “Are you kidding me? I works as well. Dressed in dates on cars or even drag racing have helped my dad repair Zahra who has nine years’ in 2018. For details, follow See Page 4 is only for men?” said the cars since I was a child. experience at the workshop. “I hope to help educate @aaalzooz on Instagram.
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