Diaspora and Social
In the Shadows Review: The True Tale of British-Somali Boxer Ramla Ali's Rise
This item reviews "In the Shadows," a film depicting the life of British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali. The film chronicles Ali's journey, including her family's escape from the Somali civil war to the UK as refugees, and her rise in boxing, becoming the first Somali boxer to compete at the Olympics in 2021. The review praises the film's confident storytelling of her success despite past pain and family disapproval.
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