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How to deflect a 'hijab grab' and other lessons from a Muslim black belt

PRI's The World

December 29, 2016

When Rana Abdelhamid was 15, a man tried to rip off her hijab. Now she teaches self-defense classes for Muslim women like her.

Election 2016

How to deflect a 'hijab grab' and other lessons from a Muslim black belt

PRI's The World

December 29, 2016

When Rana Abdelhamid was 15, a man tried to rip off her hijab. Now she teaches self-defense classes for Muslim women like her.

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