Elham Al Qasim

Elham Al Qasim (born July 1982, in Dubai) is an Emirati woman, who embarked on a successful skiing expedition to the North Pole “unsupported and unassisted” (two terms used in polar expeditions, denoting use of natural means and without any kind of assistance). On April 23, 2010, she became the first Arab woman and the first female UAE national to reach the North Pole.[1][2]

  1. ^ "UAE skier succeeds in becoming first Arab woman at North Pole". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Elham Al-Qasimi, First Arab Woman to Set Foot on the North Pole | Our Vision & Our Voices". www.learningpartnership.org. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02.