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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Women Entrepreneurs Defy Odds with Leap into Sportswear

Saudi fashion designer Eman Joharjy in her boutique in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Nathaly Daou zigzags through an underground fabric store in Beirut, pulling out bolts of neon Lycra and patterned polyester before settling on a roll of white cotton.

Finding affordable fabric for her budding sportswear line during Lebanon's economic crisis has been a challenge for the 36-year-old entrepreneur, one of several women making strides into the activewear sector in the Middle East and North Africa.

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