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Libyan women take part in a seaside yoga session at a secluded beach in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on April 14, 2016.
For many Libyan women who enjoy Italian fashion and like listening to music, practicing yoga was nothing new. The novelty, however, was to do it on a beach in broad daylight without upsetting conservative members of the society. Under the watch of a solitary police car, each Thursday 25 aspiring yogis begin limbering up, their bright gym attire outlined against the crumbling concrete security compound that forms the backdrop to their open-air studio. The women take part in the yoga sessions to escape tensions in conflict-stricken Libya. Libyan women, like many others in conservative Arab countries, have respect for religious and societal codes but this has not kept them from adopting the latest trends. They also enrol in universities, work alongside male colleagues, drive themselves and travel abroad if they can afford it.
/ AFP / Mahmud TURKIA (Photo credit should read MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images)
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