Forthcoming
Syrian Olympians: from Ghada Shouaa to Hend Zaza
- July 29, 2021
Congratulations to Syrian table tennis Olympian Hend Zaza. Most press attention to Zaza’s Tokyo presence is her age. Not only has she won qualifying competitions essential for entry into the Olympic rank. At 12, she’s the youngest performer in this year’s games. Perhaps African Americans—although enduring harsh and humiliating Jim Crow racist-conditions across the USA--when watching their champion athletes excel, experience what Syrians feel today when their achievements are globally recognized. News of this promising and ardent Syrian, Hend Zaza —an Arab woman too, let’s not forget— invites a dialogue on related issues: first, the pride that this athlete bestows on all Syrians, also on Arab women worldwide; second, her place as successor to the overlooked Ghada Shouaa,
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