“No women have ever played it here before,” said Isra Saadi, 22, of the tuba. “All of the women and men criticized me. But I have loved it ever since I first saw it. I hope that I have shown there is no difference between men and women.” Ms. Saadi said she was inspired to take up an instrument by her musician father, a member of the Iraqi National Orchestra.
— From the New York Times article and photo essay “Portraits of Iraqi Pride”
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