The Bright Side: Iraq’s Women Table Tennis Athletes Chase the Paralympic Dream
Diwaniyah: Iraqi table tennis player Nur al-Huda Sarmad adjusts her wheelchair before striking the ball into play, braving sweltering heat, social stigma, and inadequate facilities as she dreams of taking her team to the Paralympics. Sarmad and seven other Iraqi women with disabilities train three times a week at a community center in the southern city of Diwaniyah, preparing for