Saudi driver Dania Akeel. Photo: Reuters
As a Saudi woman at the wheel in the Dakar rally, Dania Akeel steers careful course
- Akeel is one of two Saudi women competing in 2023 race and one of only 31 women among 790 competitors
- But she is vulnerable to accusations she is part of a ‘sportswashing’ campaign, a strategy of using sports as a distraction from human rights controversies
Saudi driver Dania Akeel. Photo: Reuters