'People think we’re from another planet': meet Karachi's female cyclists - News Summed Up

'People think we’re from another planet': meet Karachi's female cyclists


It feels good that there are other girls cycling with me too.”“Don’t you want to take a break?” asks Zulekha Dawood, their instructor from the Lyari Girls Cafe collective. You have a sense of achievement.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Lyari girls cycle past graffiti. Women ride side-saddle on motorcycles and are often told to stop cycling when they’re teenagers. Photograph: Faiza Hasan RizviZulekha Dawood, the coordinator at Lyari Girls Cafe, first began cycling on her neighbourhood’s uneven roads with another colleague. “Because if girls ride a bicycle then they can also ride a motorcycle.


Source: The Guardian June 26, 2019 09:56 UTC



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