Dua discovers the outdoors is for everyone

October 2023

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Dua Asim wants to be the representation she never had
Growing up, Dua Asim could never picture herself in the outdoors; she never saw any Muslim women hiking. Now she’s on a mission to be the cultural representation she never had and shares the highs and lows of her tramping on social media. Asim first started exploring New Zealand’s outdoors after lockdown in 2020 and […]

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