Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriage KILGORIS, Kenya -- KILGORIS, Kenya (AP) — “I am worth defending!” a ...

said Maasai coordinator Samuel Kaanki. "We need also girls to participate in this," he stressed, explaining how the traditional male-focussed ceremony had been adapted as the community changed.

Lion fans were there to support the event and share information about Maasai Mara’s wild lions and other wildlife challenges with pedestrians. Ms. Yingxi, one of the attendees, shared ...

On the outskirts of Serengeti National Park in East Africa, Maasai face eviction from their land to make way for international tourism and hunting grounds. Human rights lawyer Joseph Oleshangay ...

And no, they are not part of a martial arts club. They are Maasai girls living at a boarding school in Transmara in western Kenya, which doubles up as a rescue center for teens who have escaped ...