The picture, taken earlier this month, went viral within hours of being captured. Khan's grinning face and composed demeanor was no accident. In fact, she knew there was more power in calm when facing the spitting rage of Ian Crossland at the EDL rally in Birmingham city centre.
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Like Khan, there have been many women standing up to aggressive force, fighting authority in the most powerful way possible.
Saffiyah Khan staring down English Defence League protester Ian Crossland during a demonstration in Birmingham. PHOTO: JOE GIDDENS
A demonstrator faces down a riot policeman during a protest marking the country’s 1973 military coup in Santiago, Chile on 11 September 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A lone woman stands up to uniformed demonstrators in a Nazi demonstration in Borlänge, Sweden on 1 May 2015. PHOTO: TWITTER
Ethiopian Israeli protest, June 24, 2015. PHOTO: MIDDLE EAST RISING
Jasmina Golubovska does her lipstick in the shield of a policeman in front of a government building in Skopje, Macedonia, on 5 May 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman stands in front of police officers as they block access to a street during a protest against proposed labour reforms in Paris on 14 June 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Leshia Evans and riot police during a protest against police brutality at the Baton Rouge police department in Louisiana. PHOTO: AFP
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