Empowering Women Through Sports Ft. Karishma Ali

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Empowering Women Through Sports Ft. Karishma Ali​

Tonight’s guest is Karishma Ali, a footballer from Chitral, KPK, who is breaking gender norms and inspiring others as the first female player from Chitral to represent Pakistan internationally. Karishma leads the national women's football team and actively advocates for women's sports, especially in rural areas. We discussed her journey, challenges she faced, recognition as Forbes 30 under 30, optimism, the importance of creating a safe space for women and so much more.

00:00 Meet Karishma Ali
01:06 Life as a Chitrali Girl
03:38 Having a supportive father
05:01 Male Support & Our Society
05:33 Moving to Islamabad
06:16 How was it different?
07:37 Unconditional care
08:31 Her ambitions
09:44 Interest in football
10:27 Having a good mentor
11:07 Ending gender inequality
13:25 Playing football at the school level
15:09 International & National Recognition
18:00 Sports Ban in Pakistan
20:13 Competing on the global stage
21:13 Creating Opportunities for Girls
21:52 Women in Sports vs. Our Culture
24:40 Starting an NGO
26:15 Chitral Women’s Sports Club
27:09 Government’s duty
28:27 Girls in sports
32:47 Karishma’s favorite achievement
33:27 Chitral’s conservative side
35:05 Real support for women
36:40 Our Culture & Patriarchy
40:09 Forbes 30 under 30
42:01 Representing Chitral at Milan Fashion Week
44:06 How did Covid affect Karishma?
44:48 Female concerns while joining sports
49:12 Training with men
50:49 Pursuing BBA
52:40 Not every child is the same
54:09 NGO Activities & Trainings
54:55 Optimism & Creating a Safe Space for Women