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Outlook: Tasmina, the First Horsewoman of Bangladesh

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Tasmina Hossain with her horse

23/10/2017 GMT

Tasmina, the First Horsewoman of Bangladesh

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Horse racing is a man's sport in Bangladesh but Tasmina Hossain is trying to change that

Horse racing is a man's sport in Bangladesh but Tasmina Hossain is trying to change that.

Tasmina Hossain, a 12-year-old girl who's the only female in Bangladesh racing horses competitively. Outlook's Candida Beveridge went to meet her.

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Sean Sherman, the Native American chef from the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe, trying to get indigenous food back on the menu.  


(Picture: Tasmina Hossain with her horse. Photo credit: Candida Beveridge.)

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