Karishma Inspiring Women Through Footy And So Much More
- Wednesday, December 18 2019 @ 04:08 pm ACDT
- Contributed by: Wesley Hull
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“Today many men in my area consider me a leader which is very rare for people in my area. Many of the men who were against me once are now proud of me.”
And, in that passage alone, the inspiring story of Karishma Ali can be seen coming to life. This young woman graced Australian footy fields back in 2017 as part of the inaugural Pakistan Shaheens women’s team at the IC17 tournament in Melbourne. Since then, Karishma has not only been a driving force for the game back home in Pakistan – both for women and the game as a whole – and significantly become a world role model for women of all ages.
Since those days, Karishma has had her clothing paraded on the catwalks of Milan, met with British royalty and been a youth and women’s advocate within Pakistan envoys to China and the United States. This is heady stuff, and rather amazing for a young woman who was also named as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 success stories.
(Karishma in action for the Pakistan Shaheens at IC17)