Tag: Dr Maral Yazarloo
This Pune-based Iranian woman is biking solo across the 7 continents
Iranian women are not allowed to ride a motorcycle. Last year, there were reports of two women being arrested after they were filmed riding a motorbike in Iran. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had even issued a fatwa against women riding bicycles in 2016. It is in this context that one should read about Maral Yazarloo, an Iranian national, settled in Pune for the past 16 years. She started riding after coming to India and is now on a mission to ride for over 100,000 km through 45 countries in 7 continents on her 800cc BMW GS. Yazarloo has plans to ... Read more