22-Year-Old Lady Makes History As Jamaica’s 1st Muslim Woman Pilot, Inspiring Story of Journey to the top

• A young lady, Hassanah Al-Saba, has become the first Muslim woman pilot in Jamaica after receiving her license
• The 22-year-old passed her flight exam on August 25 and received her license on August 29, making history in the country
• After attaining the milestone, her next agenda is commercial license training to achieve her dream of flying for airlines

When Hassanah Al-Saba passed her flight exam on August 25 and received her license on August 29, she became the first Muslim woman pilot in Jamaica.

The 22-year-old's achievement gained her attention across the country and beyond. Speaking about the feat, she admitted that the accomplishment felt unreal at first.

Accepting that she made history

''I couldn’t believe that it was me on the TV and in the paper,'' said Hassanah, Travel Noire reported.

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She had to bring herself to accept that she shattered the glass ceiling. ''I hope that I have inspired others ... I hope I can show my people that dreams are within reach,'' she said.

Becoming Jamaica's first female pilot

Al-Saba loves the feeling of ascending into the sky during take-off, which inspired her to become a pilot. On August 25, she passed her flight exam and received her license on August 29, and finally became a certified pilot.

After making history, her next step is commercial license training to achieve her dream of ultimately flying for airlines.

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Ghana's leading new website, YEN.com.gh reported that a young man named Loik Charles made history as the first visually impaired person from Dominica to graduate from the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) in San Antonio, Texas.

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The 26-year-old graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a minor in Marketing. In an interview, he said he feels elated and ecstatic while crediting God for the feat.

I feel like it is something that I have worked hard towards, and I am thankful that God has blessed me to be able to see that day and to accomplish this, Charles expressed, according to Davibes.

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YEN.com.gh previously reported that Lauren Rolfe had her family basking in her glorious achievement as they watched her sworn into the Florida Bar in the US, becoming her family's first lawyer.

She was elevated to the milestone by Second Judicial Circuit Court, Judge Anthony Miller, who was an incredible mentor to Rolfe in her 3L year (third year) during her studies.

Source: YEN.com.gh