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Zainab Alema: The mother of three bulldozing stereotypes and aiming to be the first black Muslim woman to play rugby for England

Zainab Alema: The mother of three bulldozing stereotypes and aiming to be the first black Muslim woman to play rugby for England

Olympics.com Podcast vor 3 Jahren

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The Londoner, known as 'Zee' quit her job as a neo-natal nurse to
pursue her dream of representing the England women's rugby team.
She's living up to her 'Bulldozer' nickname: "Being a Black
Muslim woman in rugby, I'm smashing stereotypes and breaking
those barriers. And if you look at it deeply, nobody expects a
nurse to be playing rugby. Nobody expects a mother of three to be
playing rugby. Nobody expects a career woman to be playing
rugby." Listen for the full story on the Olympics.com podcast.