The images taken by Nina Manandhar for Riposte magazine – now apparently, sadly, no more – of young fencers at Wapping High School are indeed joyous and powerful.
“Fencing attire allows fencers to be fully covered, allowing women to adhere to their own sense of religious guidelines as well as playing a sport comfortably – this is not the case with most sports,” explains Amena Amer, Project Coordinator for Muslim Girls Fence, Maslaha. “In contrast to their being constantly under the spotlight, fencing attire, especially the mask, allows women a sense of anonymity which can be freeing in a context where they are generally faced with being looked at or framed through the lens of being Muslim.”
You can see the rest at: https://www.ripostemagazine.com/muslim-girls-fence