First Arab woman to scale Mount Everest
\nMay 28, 2011<\/p>\n
Suzanne al-Houby, a Palestinian who lives in the United Arab Emirates, has become the first Arab woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, she said in a statement on Saturday. — PHOTO: AFP<\/p>\n
DUBAI – SUZANNE al-Houby, a Palestinian who lives in the United Arab Emirates, has become the first Arab woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, she said in a statement on Saturday.<\/p>\n
‘Becoming the first Arab woman to reach the top of the world was an enormous thrill and a great privilege,’ Houby said in the statement.<\/p>\n
‘I would like to share this triumph with the Palestinian people and all Arabs – especially all the Arab women, young and old, who continue to contribute to the peace and stability of the region we all call home.<\/p>\n
‘I will never forget the moment when my dream became reality, when I saw the prayer flags flapping in the thin air, marking the summit of the greatest mountain on earth,’ she said.<\/p>\n
Houby, 40, spent 51 days making the climb, which she completed on the morning of May 21, the statement said, adding that she spent two years preparing for her Everest attempt. — AFP …source<\/a><\/p>\n