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Palestinian Hanin Abu Mariam, a 21-year-old female referee, stands on the sidelines during a football match at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in the West Bank city of Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, on February 11, 2021. - When Hanine Abu Mariam first refereed a men's football match, she was overcome by fear of failure but that trepidation soon yielded to motivation to become a rare Palestinian referee in internation football. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)