PTW: June 2016

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The first female boxing trainer in Saudi Arabia

Halah Alhamrani has become a social media icon, both in her hometown of Saudi Arabia, and internationally. At the age of 40, she is an inspiration for women’s health and fitness of all ages and is herald as the first female boxing trainer in Saudi Arabia. Her reputation and growing international fame comes at a

time where Saudi Arabia is under the spotlight for gender inequality and women empowerment that has captured the world media including National Geographic. Becoming a symbol for such issues, we spoke to Halah to find out what this means for her, and how she wants to use her success and growing fame to improve her country.


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