When Arshia Akhtar first stepped onto a karting track in Riyadh as a child, she had no idea it would lead her to professional racing. Nearly two decades later, she has become the first Pakistani woman to receive a professional license from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) – motorsport’s global governing body – a […]
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Sarah Mullally appointed first woman to lead Church of England
A 63-year-old former nurse, Sarah Mullally, was named as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury Friday, pledging to improve safety at the Church of England following an abuse scandal that ousted her predecessor. The former midwife becomes the first woman to lead the centuries-old mother church of the world’s 85-million strong Anglican community. Her nomination […]