Pakistani women come out fighting: A hard-hitting play focuses on female Muslim boxers
It is a rainy Sunday afternoon in Bradford and three teenage girls are pummelling heavy punchbags that hang from the ceiling of Huggy's Boxing Gym. "Your punches are fine but I want to see a bit of aggression," says their coach. "Don't be afraid to grunt." The girls continue to land uppercuts and right hooks. While there's nothing incongruous about the gender of the boxers in these days of Olympic medal-winning femal…