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Meet Reema Juffali, Saudi Arabia’s first female racing car driver

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Racing driver Reema Juffali is inspiring a new generation of Saudi women. Photo: @reemjuffali/Instagram
Racing driver Reema Juffali is inspiring a new generation of Saudi women. Photo: @reemjuffali/Instagram
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Women were banned from driving in Saudi Arabia until 2018, but that didn’t deter Reema Juffali, who showed an interest in cars from an early age

Women in Saudi Arabia waited a long time for the ban on them driving to be lifted. When it did happen, in June 2018, there was much jubilation in the country and across the region.

Making the most of that historic event is today’s new generation of Saudi women, notably Reema Juffali, the country’s first professional female racing driver, who is steadily making progress at an international level.

Here are four things you need to know about Reema Juffali:

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