Muslim women Kulsoom Abdullah and Mariam Shareefy both found a sense of accomplishment by being involved in sports and are now helping to empower other women.
Two Muslim Women Work to Empower Others in Unconventional Sports
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Mariam Shareefy founded AERCS (Afghanistan's Entrepreneurship and Rock Climbing School), a nonprofit organization that uses rock climbing as a tool to develop young entrepreneurs in Afghanistan.
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Mariam Shareefy, climbing on the left, practices in a rock-climbing gym in Boulder, Colorado, Aug. 8, 2016.
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Mariam Shareefy, of Boulder, Colorado, founded AERCS (Afghanistan's Entrepreneurship and Rock Climbing School), a nonprofit organization that uses rock climbing as a tool to develop young entrepreneurs in Afghanistan.
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Mariam Shareefy rock climbs in Afghanistan.