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BBC 100 Women 2018 includes 2 from Central Asia

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CENTRAL ASIA -- BBC 100 Women included two Central Asians in its list of inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2018, AKIpress reported Monday (November 19).

Alina Anisimova, a 19-year-old IT student from Kyrgyzstan, and Leyla Belyalova, a 61-year-old university lecturer from Uzbekistan, joined the list.

Anisimova "leads the Kyrgyz Girls' Space School, which aims to send the country's first satellite into space".

Meanwhile, Belyalova is striving to "preserve Uzbekistan's mountain ecosystems and protect bird species, including raptors."

The BBC 100 Women list includes "leaders, trailblazers and everyday heroes" between the ages of 15-94 from more than 60 countries.

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