Iraqi women boxers aim to end social taboos
NAJAF, Iraq – Iraqi boxer Bushra Al-Hajjar jumps into the ring, gloves raised to eye level, and strikes out at her sparring partner. Her bigger struggle, though, is to deliver a blow against social taboos. In Iraq’s Najaf, the sight of a women’s boxing hall is unusual but, like others here, the 35-year-old boxing instructor … Read more
