Pakistani female squash player Maria Toorpakai Nazir destined national fame and acclaim. The only problem was, she was a female who is dangerous from the area in Pakistan's northwest Waziristan which was once a stronghold of the local Taliban. However, that did not stop her from pursuing his dream, leaving the challenge and go all the way to Canada to pursue squash.
Life was like a Maria Toorpakai Nazir, who was born in a society where women do not venture outside and rarely play games. Hailing from Waziristan, they need to freely outside but could not enjoy the same freedom that his old boys usually did. So, he chose a burning her 'Girlie' clothing and his hair is short. She detailed her struggle as sportsmanship in leading Pakistan to the Canadian book.
"I wanted to be free," he said, "And in my eyes, the only way to freedom in boys clothes'."
Her love affair with squash began early on, accurately 12. He began playing at tournaments and in the end, people have (in spite of his clothes and head) and that she was a girl and their most want to force her to give up on his ambition.
"Finally, the squash people knew (girl). I have the same problem because they were uneducated and from the village. They would stare and pass comments and rather than take the ball, they would bump into me. I never looked like a girl at that age, so for them, they loved me feel uncomfortable , "he added.
However, Maria was not to be discouraged or swayed to give up on his desires. Waited outside the squash club stray cats and dogs, even in the middle of the night and reached with buses only just the opportunity to make the world of sports.
Soon, Maria began winning tournaments Pakistan and soon began getting noticed. So much so that then-President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf and awarded her a few awards for his success.
"I was winning tournaments, President (Pervez) Musharraf was very progressive towards women like me a few awards in different countries," he said. "It was in the news and that brought a lot of attention. When they (Taliban) found a girl in their playing squash skirts and no curtain, could not bear it, and threatened us," he said.
Maria had 16 at the time and was winning national championships, where a threatening letter was found taped his car. That scared the family quite a bit but her father the liberal, a former school, refused to withdraw support for his daughter.
He played for three years from that time on, with the help of the national squash federation, who shot for his safe passage to and from court. Maria wrote books around the world to help her continue to inspire squash. It was not until he was 19 years old and won the bronze at the world championship junior women that he saw eye Canadian squash champion Jonathan Power. From then on, the rest is history.
Maria spoke of how he was influenced by the Canadians, who were the true humanitarians and reveals his love for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
"Justin Trudeau is highly respected in Pakistan. They have portraits him in the truck art because he was super kind and has a lot of humanity in him, and that is what Canada is all about," he said.
Maria's family is about to change - from herself to her father, who is a teacher in the school open sister. Sister happens to be the youngest MP in Pakistan and Maria hopes to help others in promoting a change in the country.
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