Bikes Of May

Pedaling for Peace & Empowerment
"Follow the Women," a group of 250 cyclists from 26 countries, ride through the streets of Amman, Jordan during an international — and mobile — peace protest. The group kicked off its tour in the mountains of Beirut and traveled through Syria, Jordan, and the West Bank. "We're hoping to dispel the myth that this region is only full of conflicts," the tour's founder, Detta Regan of Berkshire, England, told The Christian Science Monitor. "We want to tell stories of the hospitality and the love of people."

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