Watch

Afghan women flex their muscles at first female-only gym in conservative Kandahar

Published
In Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, rights activist Maryam Durani has found a fresh outlet for her decades of advocacy - a new fitness centre for women.
Tags
Women's Rights
Middle East
Share

Recommended for you

A person sits at a desk by a window, writing on paper, with a laptop and monitor in front of him.
A woman with grey hair and a black blazer is standing in front of the Australian flag.
A split image showing two groups of demonstrators, a pro-Pakistani group on the left and pro-Indian group on the right. Each bear the flags of their respective nations.
A man wearing a t-shirt and jeans pushes a trolley in a supermarket
A man and a woman are reaching out to touch a screen in front of them. The background is a blue-green gradient featuring an eye with a blue iris and a pair of glasses overlaying it.
A split image. On the left are tradespeople on the roof of a home that is under construction. In the middle is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, wearing a suit, tie and glasses, speaking while standing at a lectern. On the right is a woman opening her wallet in which there is $50, $20, and $10 notes.
The Great Hall in Parliament House with a person walking through it.
A stylised image featuring three men wearing glasses are superimposed against the backdrop of different shapes representing political issues including housing, energy and immigration.