Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian female Ninjas stand under the portraits of Iran's late founder of Islamic republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R) as they take a break in a martial arts club during a showcase for the media in the city of Karaj, 40 kms west of the capital Tehran, on March 15, 2012. Martial arts has become popular among Iranian women in recent years as more than 3,000 women train in Ninjutsu in private clubs under the supervision of the Islamic republic's Martial Arts Federation.
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