Humaira Akhter Antara, a gold medallist in Karate from the 2019 South Asian Games is readying herself for the upcoming Asian Games in China. But her story is not just a tale of kicks, strikes, and breaking bricks with her hand like in the movies; it's a story of defying norms, of smashing through glass ceilings, and most importantly rising against the overwhelming tides that
Humaira Akhter Antara, a gold medallist in Karate from the 2019 South Asian Games is readying herself for the upcoming Asian Games in China. But her story is not just a tale of kicks, strikes, and breaking bricks with her hand like in the movies; it's a story of defying norms, of smashing through glass ceilings, and most importantly rising against the overwhelming tides that
Humaira Akhter Antara, a gold medallist in Karate from the 2019 South Asian Games is readying herself for the upcoming Asian Games in China. But her story is not just a tale of kicks, strikes, and breaking bricks with her hand like in the movies; it's a story of defying norms, of smashing through glass ceilings, and most importantly rising against the overwhelming tides that
Fatema wasn't born with a silver spoon, nor did she have the luxury of world-class facilities, or any facilities for that matter, from the start. She comes from a Dhaka that we all know too well busy streets, long commutes, and the constant hustle just to make ends meet. Her brother Saddam, a fencer himself, used to take her to training sessions on his bicycle, traversing
Gender equality: This circus that we call work-life balance is a neoliberal trap. While men can continue their roles as providers and remain uninvolved, women get zero recognition for domestic work, almost no rights over our children, and not even an equal share of the house/property that they spend their lifetimes to sustain.