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Women Empowered: Self-Defense Classes Rise Amid Violence

12/21/2025

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Self-defense classes for women have been organized in Birmingham and the Black Country due to a rise in violent attacks.
Sanni Aujla, a single mother, started the classes in Sutton Coldfield after feeling unsafe from incidents in Oldbury, Halesowen, Wolverhampton, Walsall, and Birmingham.
She says she used to run alone but has stopped since the attacks, which targeted women, including Asian women.

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Story summary

Self-defense classes for women have been organized in Birmingham and the Black Country due to a rise in violent attacks.
Sanni Aujla, a single mother, started the classes in Sutton Coldfield after feeling unsafe from incidents in Oldbury, Halesowen, Wolverhampton, Walsall, and Birmingham.
She says she used to run alone but has stopped since the attacks, which targeted women, including Asian women.