Mariam al-Mansouri [SEP] sex or gender
Mariam al-Mansouri
Mariam al-Mansouri (), (born 1979 in Abu Dhabi), is the first female fighter pilot of the United Arab Emirates. She was one of the first women to join the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) academy after women were allowed to join, graduating in 2007. She flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon and led UAE mission airstrikes against ISIS over Syria.
Backstory.
The Emirates were among the five Arab allies that joined the United States in the airstrikes in Syria
rights and the UAE ranking tenth in a list of 22 Arab nations with regard to equality for women.
External links.
- Mariam Al Mansouri fanpage on Facebook
- CNN Interview with Masouri July 2014, on Telegraph website
- "Lady Liberty" - Albtraum für den IS, 27.09.2014 (Nightmare of the IS) on Tagesschau (Germany), the most watched news program on German television, MP3 of the contribution