Sudan’s Women Seek Rightful Place in Post-Uprising Transition
They were on the front lines and in the negotiating rooms that brought down military rule but Sudan’s women have yet to take their rightful place in the new institutions. The signing last week of the documents outlining the transition to civilian rule was a moment of national jubilation, turning the page on 30 years of dictatorship and eight months of deadly protests. But as the ceremony attended by a host of foreign dignitaries unfolded, one thing jumped out: the only female speaker at the three-hour event was the host. “That scene was a slap in our face,” Rabah Sadeq, a woman activist and longtime campaigner for gender equality, said the next day. “So many women are talking about this now, we have to raise this issue.” Some women attending the signing heckled the speakers to express their displeasure and the indignation quickly spread to the street and social media.…
On the Marble
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