The First Self-Defense Studio in the Middle East that Teaches Women to Fight Back
This female boxer was tired of women having to suffer abuse in her country – so she started the region's first ever self-defense studio for women.
This female boxer was tired of women having to suffer abuse in her country – so she started the region's first ever self-defense studio for women.
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Saudi Arabia's official news agency said Friday that King Abdullah issued a royal decree granting women seats on the country's top 150-member advisory council for the first time.
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Parris Island, the South Carolina military installation that has trained thousands of young Marines, has its first female commander, Brig. Gen. Lori Reynolds, who took over at a change-of-command ceremony Friday. It's not about male or female, it's about highly qualified officers, and if you look at General Reynolds' bio, she has more than enough experience to add value to this, so it is exciting.
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