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Huda al-Matroushi is one of few Emirati women to venture into the car repair business."I enjoy it a lot," says Matroushi, holding up her oil-stained work glove. "Because I'm on top of my job, and it's my business, I belong to it: I feel proud of myself." Cars have been a hobby for Matroushi, 36, since childhood.
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"I like cars and their models and their details. I like sports cars; I like luxurious cars, even normal non-luxurious cars; I love them all." She turned that passion into a profession and now owns and manages a car repair shop in Sharjah.
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Matroushi's family had doubts about her pursuing a job in car mechanics, but she asked her father to take a leap of faith with her.
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Huda al-Matrooshi learnt how to repair cars in garages. Formally, she studied management leadership as her master’s degree.
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Huda with her staff checks a car at her garage in Sharjah.
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Huda fixes a car wheel at her garage in Sharjah. She hopes to open a workshop for children to teach them how to fix toy mechanical engines.
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Huda is determined to break stereotypes that dictate that women should only work in particular businesses or industries.
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Matroushi's male employee, Mohammed Halawani, said it was initially strange to see a woman in charge of the garage.
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Matroushi hopes she can transform her single garage into a big repair centre, or open more garages across the UAE.
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Gloves of Huda al-Matrooshi.
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Huda al-Matrooshi fixes a car wheel at her garage .
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