Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriage.

These are where the local Maasai practice rites of passage and old religious beliefs that preserve this place. But as life, religions and the way people see land change in this remote corner of ...

Dhyani J. Berger, The Challenge of Integrating Maasai Tradition with Tourism, in People and Tourism in Fragile Environments 175–98 (Martin F. Price ed., 1996). SE Smith, ‘The People Are So Beautiful!’ ...

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“Our continued partnership with the local Maasai people is at the heart of everything we do. From custom Maasai beadwork to bronze spear finials, the reimagined design celebrates craftsmanship ...

Tension has gripped Narok after residents stormed the disputed Olkiombo land following a ruling by the Lands Court that ...

As a Maasai child in Kenya, Nice Nailantei Leng’ete accomplished something remarkable: she escaped the cut, her culture’s ritualized female genital mutilation. But saving herself was not enough.

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 ...

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 ...