Follow the Women Pedal for Peace int he Middle East 2008 route map
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FTW are proud to announce the 2008 Pedal For Peace in the Middle East, which will take place on
3rd to 14th May this year.
Nearly 400 women representing more than 30 nationalities will arrive in Beirut on 2nd May for the fourth 'Follow the Women' bike ride, which winds through Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine.
- The 2008 bike ride will start in Beirut with the formal opening ceremony at the UNESCO Palace. The women will ride to the Sabra and Shatilla Refugee Camps before riding from Mount Lebanon to Saidon (Saida) and on to Tyre (Sour)
- They will then cross the Lebanese / Syrian border and cycle in Damascus and Qunaitra before riding in the Golan Heights. The women then journey to Jordan and take part in a Peace Advocacy cycle ride in Amman and in the evening they will meet Jordanian women and Iraqi and Palestinian refugees at the Cultural Palace. The following day those who are still able to sit on a saddle will ride along the Dead Sea before attending an International Evening there!
- All being well the 'Follow the Women' group will cross the King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge into the Palestine where they will ride in Jericho, Ramallah and Nablus.
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