It’s a man’s world but Sudanese women don’t seem to think so
A Sudanese woman speaks through a loudspeaker as demonstrators gather during a rally in the area of the military headquarters in Khartoum on April 16, 2019. PHOTO | AFP
Alaa Salah became the symbol of the protests in Sudan, standing for all the women who have been driving the movement forward. Could this demonstration of female force trigger an African Spring?
Starting in December last year, people in Sudan took to the streets to demonstrate against President Omar al-Bashir. After his removal in early April, the focus now is on installing a civilian government. Two-thirds of the protesters are women — and without them the revolution wouldn't be what it is, says Sara Abdeljalil of the Sudanese Professionals' Association.
