Boxing and Burkhas

Women's Feature Service | June 9, 2003| | Copyright

Kolkata, (WFS) - With the entry of women in amateur boxing, the sport has taken on a whole new meaning in the predominantly Muslim areas around the Kolkata dockyards.

Boxing, with all its physical and violent dimensions, is considered a man's sport. Internationally, those like Laila Ali (daughter of Mohammed Ali) have done their bit to break the glass ceiling, but it's no more than a crack yet. But, deep in the heart of the Muslim-dominated boondocks of Kolkata - areas like Ekbalpore, Metiabruz, Khidderpore and Garden Reach - more significant cracks are appearing. A tribe of women, ...

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