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HER highly muscled body is smothered in tattoos, she is constantly criticised by her fellow Jordanians and she suffers deep inner torment.
No matter what it takes, however, 26-year-old Farah Malhass is determined to become the first Arab woman to enter an international body-building competition.
'Everyone is against me. No one understands why I want to become an international star in figure body-building,' she said.
Her pursuit comes at great personal cost; many Jordanian men have strict views on 'correct' behaviour for women, as witnessed by the frequent so-called honour killings - of female family members suspected of having sex before marriage.
Malhass is a sitting target for Jordan's hardliners...
http://www.straitstimes.com/SME%2BSpotlight/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_522963.html
No matter what it takes, however, 26-year-old Farah Malhass is determined to become the first Arab woman to enter an international body-building competition.
'Everyone is against me. No one understands why I want to become an international star in figure body-building,' she said.
Her pursuit comes at great personal cost; many Jordanian men have strict views on 'correct' behaviour for women, as witnessed by the frequent so-called honour killings - of female family members suspected of having sex before marriage.
Malhass is a sitting target for Jordan's hardliners...
http://www.straitstimes.com/SME%2BSpotlight/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_522963.html
