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8. Fakhra Al Mansouri
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“It was an ancient computer and I had no idea what was happening on the screen,” says Fahhra Al Mansouri, “but I knew that if I just pressed buttons on the keyboard, things on the screen would change. I grew up being fascinated with this.
“I’d play at home, or at my neighbour’s house, and it was a very social thing for me. After coming home from school and doing my homework, that was my routine.”