As anti-Islam tone rises in U.S., Muslim women learn self-defense

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:52pm EST

As anti-Islam tone rises in U.S., Muslim women learn self-defense

WASHINGTON

Some 20 women in Islamic hijab worried by rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States watched on a recent night as their self-defense instructor showed them how to punch a would-be attacker.

"Kiai!" shouted Rana Abdelhamid, an Egyptian-American with a black belt in shotokan karate, as she demonstrated the blow.

"I'm fighting - Kiai! That's how loud I want you to be," Abdelhamid, a Muslim human rights activist and native of Queens, New York, told the group.

The women followed her lead, some shouting the martial arts cry louder than others.

The workshops launched by Abdelhamid for women are among a number of similar classes around the United States that have sprung up as Muslims perceive themselves to be under increasing threat.

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[SummerSnow]

1. Thanks Trump, see what you caused.

[Albertoo]

2. People who attack Muslims should be ashamed of themselves

What needs to be done politely is to expose why Islam is silly and advocates violence.
And why the Old Testament is silly and advocates violence.
And why the New Testament is silly.