Kuwaiti becomes Wimbledon’s first Arab female umpire

A 41-year-old Kuwaiti has become the first Arab woman to officiate at Wimbledon.

Aseel Shaheen is among 350 men and women officiating at the London tennis tournament this year.

The majority of umpires and line judges at the championships are British, but around 60 are invited to take part from overseas.

Shaheen told local media this week that she had to overcome fears that she would not be accepted by the organisers because she is Muslim.

“I was worried they wouldn’t accept me because I wear a hijab, but on the contrary, they really accepted me,” she said, according to a report in the Independent.

Original article by Sarah Townsend

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