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‘I might not have seen people like me playing but rugby told me I belonged’
Zainab Alema tells Rebecca Myers about wanting Muslim women to feel they can be part of the sport
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Womens rugby player Zainab Alema at Rosslyn Park FC.
Zainab Alema tells Rebecca Myers about wanting Muslim women to feel they can be part of the sport