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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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Hazara women strike back with martial arts thenews.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenews.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Photo: AFP Hundreds of Pakistani Hazara women are learning how to deliver side kicks and elbow blows as martial arts booms within the marginalised community. Hazaras, who are mainly Shia Muslims, have faced decades of sectarian violence in the southwestern city of Quetta, living in two separate 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 told AFP. Everyone here knows that I am going to the club. Nobody dares say anything to me while I am out. ....