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QUETTA: In this Jan 31, 2021 photo, students of the Hazara community take part in a martial arts training class at the Kazmi International Wushu Academy. AFP
QUETTA: Hundreds of Hazara women are learning how to deliver side kicks and elbow blows as martial arts boom within the marginalised community.
Shia Hazaras have faced decades of sectarian violence in Quetta, living in two enclaves cordoned off by checkpoints and armed guards to protect them.
Women must also contend with routine harassment from men, with groping commonplace in crowded markets or public transport.
“We can’t stop bomb blasts with karate, but with self-defence, I have learnt to feel confident,” 20-year-old Nargis Batool said. “Everyone here knows that I am going to the club. Nobody dares say anything to me while I am out.”
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