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Kijini Primary School students learn to float, swim and perform

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Alumna Anna Boyiazis&#039; photography series &quot;Finding Freedom in the Water&quot; shows women in Zanzibar learning to swim. Swimming has traditionally been discouraged among women, but the photo series displays empowered women who break cultural norms. (Courtesy of Anna Boyiazis)

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Alum&#8217;s photo series portrays Zanzibari women finding empowerment in swimming

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This post was updated Jan. 11 at 5:02 p.m. Swimming has become an empowering activity for young women in Zanzibar. Photos of them learning to swim, an activity unprecedented for women in Zanzibar, are the subject of alumna Anna Boyiazis’ series “Finding Freedom in the Water.” Boyiazis will discuss her project Saturday at the Fowler Museum at UCLA.

https://dailybruin.com/2019/01/10/alums-photo-series-portrays-zanzibari-women-finding-empowerment-in-swimming/

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Alum’s photo series portrays Zanzibari women finding empowerment in swimming

By Phillip Leung

Jan. 10, 2019 10:13 p.m.