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This Group Is Crushing Stereotypes About Muslim Women Who Run Taylor J. Dutch Until two years ago, Uroosa Khan couldn’t imagine herself as a runner. “Muslim women are not represented in mainstream media in regard to sports and athletics,” she tells Runner’s World. “I had few role models to look up to.” The 24-year-old podiatrist from Leeds, U.K., also worried about standing out as a novice: “Would I be too fast or too slow or not running properly?” But Khan needed an outlet to relieve stress. While working on her dissertation for graduate school, she was inspired by her friend Namrah Shahid, 26, who at the time was one of the few visibly Muslim women at local races. Her friend’s enthusiasm gave Khan the courage to finally run too. “If she’s doing it, so can I,” Khan remembers thinking.

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