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Afghan-American female pilot to fly solo around the world
Shaesta Waiz, an Afghan-American pilot is trying to fly solo around the world. She wants to encourage young people in Afghanistan to get involved in s...
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Here are the latest press mentions and media coverage on Dreams Soar and its mission. If you know of something we haven’t posted yet, please email Heather Schlichting.
12JulAfghan-American Pilot Meets Kabul Students
Shaesta Waiz, an Afghan-American pilot who landed in Kabul on Monday during a round-the-world solo flight met with a number of school girls in Kabul o...
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11JulMEHWAR: Afghan-American Female Pilot Solo Barriers Discussed
A 29-year-old Afghan-American female pilot, Shaesta Waiz, arrived in Kabul on Monday as part of her historic around-the-world solo flight. As part of ...
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11JulAfghan-American female pilot seeks to inspire young women
An Afghan-American female pilot on a solo flight around the world seeking to inspire young women across the globe has taken a detour to visit her nati...
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10JulAfghan ex-refugee Shaesta Waiz on round-the-world solo flight
A woman born in an Afghan refugee camp is flying around the world to inspire other women to follow their dreams. Shaesta Waiz, 29, is the first female...
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09JulFemale Afghan pilot flies around the world to promote STEM, aviation dreams
Afghanistan pilot Shaesta Waiz is on mission: become the youngest woman woman to fly around the world solo, and – just as importantly – in...
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07JulAfghan woman flying the world solo is now in Dubai
Dubai Airport on Thursday welcomed Shaesta Waiz, a 29-year old Afghan aviator on a quest to become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo to ...
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24Jun29-Year-Old Refugee Pilot Flies Around the World to Promote Women in STEM (NBC News)
Engineers, scientists, students, tech companies and non-profit organizations are just a number of the individuals and groups that celebrated Internati...
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21JunPiloto afegã dá a volta ao mundo para ensinar ciência às mulheres
Madrid, Spain She believed that aviation deserved a greater female presence. On board a light aircraft, Shaesta Waiz travels from the US to 19 countri...
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21JunLa mujer que da la vuelta al mundo en avioneta para formar a niñas en ciencia y tecnología
The first time Afghan woman Shaesta Waiz boarded a plane, she did so as a refugee baby fleeing with her family to the United States to escape the war ...
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16JunWoman Flies Around World to Promote STEM
Because of the lack of female role models in STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, many young women may not realize the possibility of ...
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31MaySmart Girl Pilot Shaesta Waiz is Flying Around the World to Promote STEM
Born in a refugee camp and escaping with her family to the United States in 1987 from Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War, Shaesta grew up to bec...
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24MayA Dream Has Launched for Young Pilot Promoting STEM in Aviation
Shaesta Waiz’s dream to fly solo around the world promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education is becoming a reality as she began...
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21MayDreams Soar Launch – Photo Album
Jill Meyers, Dreams Soar’s Women in STEM/Outreach Coordinator, created a great online collection of her photos documenting Shaesta’s launc...
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17MayAfghan woman Shaesta Waiz seeks to make solo round-the-world flight
Montreal: An Afghan pilot hoping to complete a solo round-the-world flight was preparing Monday to start the trans-atlantic leg of her journey. Shaest...
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17MayAfghanistan-born woman on solo flight around the world
Born in an Afghan refugee camp, Shaesta Waiz says she remembers being painfully shy and afraid of airplanes. Now, the 29-year-old is the first female ...
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17MayFirst female Afghan pilot wants to be the youngest woman to fly solo around the world
By Emanuela Campanella Twenty-nine-year-old Shaesta Waiz began her solo flight around the globe. She set her sights on breaking a new record: to becom...
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17MayTaking Off From Columbus, A Flight Around The World To Inspire STEM Education
By CLARE ROTH On Monday morning, an aviator will take off from Columbus to continue a 90-day around-the-world trip, inspired by a historic Columbus fl...
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16MayHistoric ‘Dreams Soar’ round-the-world mission takes flight
Shaesta Waiz, the 29-year-old pilot of the 2017 ‘Dreams Soar’ solo round-the-world flight for STEM, touched down on May 15 at Pierre Elliot Trudeau In...
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16MayYoung Afghani woman takes off from Daytona Beach to pilot plane around world
By Seth Robbins DAYTONA BEACH — Shaesta Waiz, who is said to be the first certified civilian pilot from Afghanistan, took off Saturday for a three-mon...
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