This lone Arab woman is taming horses in a male-dominated arena


Druze horsewoman and trainer Rajaa Kheir training a stray horse in September 2015 at her ranch. Photo: AFP/Jalaa Marey

The grey horse rears its head, rocking left and right, kicking its legs wildly. Sensing danger, Raja Kheir throws herself off and rolls on the ground.

The slender, brown-haired 32-year-old in white jacket and jeans tames horses – not in itself unusual on the picturesque plains of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in Syria.

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