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Adventure Rider Radio

Cultural Speed Bumps

Adventure Rider Radio

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4.9915 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2015

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In Pakistan, women’s mobility in public is a major social issue. There are socially sanctioned rules which indicate how a woman may sit as a passenger on a motorcycle. But, Zenith Irfan, a 20 year old female student in Pakistan, has become a heroin to women who want to have the independence and choice to ride a motorcycle. Zenith says that there is a social taboo for women motorcycle riders in Pakistan, but one of her goals is to stop the gender stereotyping and encourage Pakistani women to follow their dreams. Inspired by her father’s unrealized dream to travel the world by motorcycle, and encouraged by her liberal mother, Zenith travelled the treacherous terrain of the Pak-occupied Kashmir belt in northern Pakistan on a solo motorcycle adventure for one week. She is an icon for women riders around the world, crossing barriers and making the choice to… just ride no matter what. Twitter: @ZeniXeni Facebook: zenithirfan.zi Brought to you by: MAX BMW Motorcycles Shop our Online Store featuring parts diagrams for every BMW model. Ordering parts and accessories has never been easier. Choose your bike, look at the diagrams and place your order. We have over 45,000 parts in-stock and our Parts Express team processes and ships orders six days a week via UPS, FedEx and USPS. www.maxbmw.com BestRest Products Home of the CyclePump Tire Inflator, TireIron BeadBrakR, EZAir Tire Gauge, and other adventure motorcycle gear. When you’re on the road you’ll want a compact and reliable method of tire inflation. The CyclePump runs off your bike’s electrical system and it’ll fill a flat tire in less than 3 minutes. It’s made in the USA and it comes with a 5-year warranty. BestRest also makes tire changing and tire repair kits that are small enough to fit in your saddlebag. The crew at BestRest are adventure riders themselves, so they know what you’ll need when you’re exploring the world. www.CyclePump.com More at http://www.adventureriderradio.com

Transcript

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0:00.0

You probably think nothing of jumping on your bike and going for a ride, but it's not like that for everybody.

0:03.8

Coming up on this episode, we talk about what it's like for women to ride motorcycles, if they do, in Pakistan.

0:09.8

We're also going to speak with J.J. Lewis from the Good Adventure Radio.

0:15.0

Stay with us. We got a good one for you.

0:17.0

This is Nick Sanders.

0:22.0

I'm Jason Spafford. This is Nick Sanders.

0:23.0

Jason Spafford.

0:24.0

And I'm Lisa Morris.

0:25.0

My name is Austin Vince.

0:27.0

This is Rob B.

0:28.0

I'm Rachel. This is Ed March.

0:29.0

This is Glenn Haidsted.

0:30.0

This is Dr. Gregory W. Fraser.

0:32.0

This is Dave Barr. This is Alan Carl. This is Tiffany

0:35.0

coat. Hello here is Herbert Schwartz. I'm Brett Tachs. This is Zoe Cano.

0:39.0

This is Nathan Millward. My name is Graham Hoskins. This is Joe Russ.

0:42.0

Hi, this is Jeremy Craker. This is Joe Rust. Hi, this is Jeremy Kriker.

0:44.0

I'm Simon Thomas.

0:45.0

And I'm Lisa Thomas.

0:46.0

Simon Pavey here.

0:47.0

Hi, this is Grant Johnson.

0:49.0

This is Robert Wicks.

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