Women in sports ad strikes nerve in Arab world
Amal Mourad, parkour trainer, performs a handstand in scene shot for the Nike Middle East ad campaign filmed in Dubai, UAE, in this undated handout photo. Nike/Handout via REUTERS/ (Reuters) - An online commercial released by Nike this week that showed Arab women fencing, boxing and spinning on ice-skates has stirred controversy over its attempt to smash stereotypes about women leading home-bound lives in the conservative region. It begins with a woman nervously peering out of her doorway and adjusting her veil before going for a run in the ...
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