In Tanzania, karate classes imbues vigour in people with albinism

Students practice their form during training at a karate class catering to people with albinism in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [Paul Stremple/Al Jazeera]

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Now that he’s learned to fight, Hassan Farahani doesn’t feel he needs to do so anymore.

“When people make jokes or harass me in the street, now I just leave. I have the confidence of martial arts—my strength is here,” he says, gesturing towards his chest.