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Breaking Stereotypes: Adventure Travel As A Female Muslim Backpacker

Andrea Season 1 Episode 7

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What is it like to travel as a solo female muslim traveller? What is it like travelling the world with a Hijab? On today's episode, we will find out with adventure enthusiast and 9-5 girlie Yomna Serag  Eldin. Yomna still keeps her 9-5 but uses her PTO for adventurous trips such as skydiving and scuba diving, and all with her hijab.

In this episode we will cover:

  • How she is able to stay in hostels and practice her religion
  • Myths and stereotypes she wants to break as a travelling female muslim
  • How she feels safer in what Western countries deem as "unsafe"
  • How she doesn't let anything stop her from her adrenaline sports such as jumping out of planes & scuba diving

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TikTok: @yomnatravels
Instagram: @yomnaxoxo