Somalia's first female equestrian is living her dream


By AGENCY
  • Family
  • Friday, 14 Feb 2025

Shukri, Mogadishu’s first female equestrian, gets ready to ride her horse in the city. — Photos: HASSAN ALI ELMI/AFP

A STRANGE sight appears on the streets of Mogadishu: a figure dressed all in black, including a cowboy hat, riding a horse through the beeping traffic of tuk-tuks and motorbikes.

Stranger still in conservative Somalia, the rider is a woman.

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