During the rule of Gamal Abdel Nasser girls were encouraged to go to school, and women exhorted to join the workforce, as part of the general push for economic development.
For years, lots of stories, in English, at least, assumed that boys went out and did adventurous things and girls stayed at home and played with dolls.
She wants the, you know, the players to follow in her footsteps and - - and make Haynes Academy Cross Country, especially for the girls, better each year and be one of the best in the state.