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How the kung fu nuns of Nepal are kicking down stereotypesClad in umber robes, their heads shorn, Jigme Yeshe Lhamo, Jigme Tontam Wangmo and Jigme Deepam squat in a kung fu stance.
About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art ...
The nuns of the hill-top Druk Amitabha Monastery, put on the show of strength to mark the institution’s reopening five years ...
These nuns, trained in self-defence, are part of the Drukpa lineage, which promotes gender equality and empowers women ...
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These Kung Fu Nuns Kick Butt and Seek EnlightenmentThese are kung fu practitioners from Nepal, but they are more than meets the eye. These martial arts students are also nuns ...
Reuters journalists worldwide bring diverse stories ranging from Nepal's Kung Fu nuns reopening their nunnery, dinosaur footprints uncovered in the UK, to the empowerment of Pakistani women through a ...
The group of kung fu nuns, aged from 17 to 30, are members of the 1,000 year-old Drukpa lineage, which gives nuns equal ...
At Nepal's Druk Amitabha Monastery, kung fu nuns performed martial arts displays to celebrate the reopening of their nunnery after a five-year closure. These nuns, embodying the Drukpa lineage's ...
A group of kung fu nuns has displayed their martial arts skills to celebrate the long-awaited post-pandemic reopening of ...
About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art ...
KATHMANDU: At the eagerly anticipated reopening of their nunnery in Nepal, a dozen nuns displayed their martial arts prowess to hundreds of applauding well-wishers by doing hand chops and high kicks, ...
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