How karate is helping Nigerian women protect themselves
By DW
30 October 2021 |
2:38 pm
Zainab Saleh found karate as a young girl. Now she uses her annual women-only championship to advocate for the sport in a country where domestic violence and mass kidnapping is endangering the lives of women and girls.
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