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women's self-defense

Lina Khalifeh (center), Batoul Jaikat (right) and one of the students at the SheFighter studio in Amman, Jordan.

This Jordanian started her country’s first self-defense studio for women

March 13, 2017Business

Growing up, Lina Khalifeh’s father called her a troublemaker. She used to get into fights with boys a lot. Today, she’s a “leader of social change,” teaching girls to defend themselves.

Rana Abdelhamid (C) demonstrates a move to a student during a self-defense workshop designed for Muslim women in Washington, DC, in March.

How to deflect a ‘hijab grab’ and other lessons from a Muslim black belt

December 26, 2016Election 2016

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