NPR: Palestinian Women Behind the Wheel and Ahead of the Pack

January 20, 2012 | Media Coverage |

by Bill Chappell

Noor Daoud holds a trophy after she won third place in the first day of Formula Israel's women's race, in Eilat, Israel. Daoud went on to take the women's title at the event.

Palestine might not seem like a breeding ground for race car drivers. After all, the area is dotted with checkpoints and roadblocks, hundreds of obstacles that can cramp a driver’s ability to explore a car’s limits.

But that hasn’t stopped a group of Palestinian women from driving very fast, winning races and making a name for themselves along the way.

“‘In Saudi Arabia, women are prevented from driving – here in Palestine we have women who drive race cars,” says an official in the Palestinian Motor Sport and Motorcycle Federation.

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