In Beirut, refugee girls and women learn more than self-defense in martial arts class

Palestinian girls train in jiu jitsu in the refugee camp of Bourj el Barajneh in South Beirut.

In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment.

(Image credit: Aline Deschamps for NPR)

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