Muslim women Kulsoom Abdullah and Mariam Shareefy both found a sense of accomplishment by being involved in sports and are now helping to empower other women.
Two Muslim Women Work to Empower Others in Unconventional Sports
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Debris from a home litters after a tornado blew it off its foundation in Beauregard, Alabama.
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Kulsoom Abdullah's website, LiftingCovered.com, documents her weightlifting journey and her advocacy role in changing the sport's dress code to clothing that adheres to Muslim religious codes.
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Kulsoom Abdullah, 38, who comes from a very conservative area of Pakistan, became interested in recreational weightlifting in her early 20s.
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Kulsoom Abdullah's website, LiftingCovered.com, documents her weightlifting journey and her advocacy role in changing the sport's dress code to clothing that adheres to Muslim religious codes.