Saudi Arabia: Centenarian elated about attending literacy class, with sister, 95, 3 daughters and sister-in-law
The woman, 5 family members find inspiration in teaming up for learning
Cairo: Never too old to learn: A Saudi woman over 100 years old has defied advanced age to attend a local literacy course.
Fatema Zayed, who recently celebrated her 102nd birthday, joined her 95-year-old sister, three daughters, and a sister-in-law in attending the summer course in Al Makhawah governorate, part of Al Baha region in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
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