User:FuzzyMagma/Kandaka of the Sudanese Revolution

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Kandaka of the Sudanese Sudanese Revolution[1][2] (also known as Woman in White[3] and Lady Liberty of Sudan[4]) is a photograph of Alaa Salah (Arabic: آلاء صلاح, pronunciation: [ʔaːˈlaːʔ sˤɑˈlaːħ]), a student at the Sudan International University, chanting during the Sudanese anti-government protester. The image, taken by Lana Haroun during the 2018/2019 Sudanese Revolution, gained world-wide media attention and went viral in April 2019, described by several media organizations as "iconic" and was compared to Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge.

Background[edit]

Since December 2018, a series of protests against President Omar al-Bashir took place, demanding economic reforms and the resignation of the president. A state of emergency was declared in February 2019 as a result of the protests. 6 and 7 April saw the largest protests since the declaration of the state of emergency. In continuing protests, the army was seen protecting protesters from the security forces on 10 April.[5][6][7][8] Eventually the protests led to the military removing al-Bashir from power, installing a transitional council in his place led by Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, but the demonstrators, including Salah, claimed it was just a change of leadership of the same regime and demanded a civilian transitional council.[9]

As protests continued, on 8 April Lana Haroun took an image of an initially unnamed woman dressed in a white thoub standing on a car, who spoke to and sang with other women around her during a sit-in near the army headquarters and the presidential palace.[10] The image was widely shared on social media and caught international media attention. The image has been described as symbolic of the crucial role of women in the success of the demonstrations, since the vast majority of protesters, almost 70 per cent, have been women.[11][4][12] Sudanese women played major political roles in Sudanese and Africa-wide human rights struggles since the 1950s via the Sudanese Women's Union,[13][14] continued creating organisations such as the No to Oppression against Women Initiative in 2009,[15] and remained politically active during the 2018–2019 Sudanese Revolution.[16][17]

Salah's white robe, a traditional Sudanese thoub, recalled the dress of female Sudanese protesters against previous dictatorships, as well as that of student protesters who were referred to as "Kandakas" after ancient Nubian queens.[18] Her golden earrings are traditional feminine wedding attire.[18] Commentators called the pose "the image of the revolution".[18] Hala Al-Karib, a Sudanese women's rights activist said: "It is a symbol of an identity of a working woman — a Sudanese woman that's capable of doing anything, but still appreciates her culture."[19]

Another well-known image of these protests is a photograph by Japanese photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba of Agence France-Presse, showing a young man in Khartoum reciting protest poetry, while demonstrators chant slogans calling for civilian rule, that was selected as World Press Photo of the Year 2020.[20][21]

Alaa Salah[edit]

Main article: MANSAM § Alaa Salah's speech at UNSC

Alaa Salah, born in either 1996 or 1997, was then a student studing engineering and architecture at Sudan International University in Khartoum. She gained world-wide media attention due to the photo.[22] As a member of MANSAM, one of the main Sudanese women's networks who signed the 1 January 2019 Forces of Freedom and Change declaration, Salah gave a speech at the 29 October 2019 meeting of the United Nations Security Council, insisting that in the Sudanese transitionary institutions women should have equal representation to men.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "'Nubian queen' becomes Sudan protest symbol". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  2. ^ Mezzofiore, Gianluca (2019-04-09). "This woman has come to symbolize Sudan's protests". CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  3. ^ Gianluca Mezzofiore. "This woman has come to symbolize Sudan's protests". CNN. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Woman in white goes viral as symbol of Sudan's uprising". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. ^ Reuters (17 January 2019). "Sudanese police fire on protesters demanding president step down". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 April 2019. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Sudanese spy chief 'met head of Mossad to discuss Bashir succession plan'". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Le mouvement de protestation s'embrase au Soudan" (in French). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  8. ^ Mullany, Gerry (11 April 2019). "Sudan's Military to Make Announcement Amid Protests Against Omar Hassan al-Bashir". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  9. ^ Maclean, Ruth (11 April 2019). "Mood in Sudan shifts to anger as the army prepares to seize power". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Poetic photo of Sudan's 'Lady Liberty' sheds light on anti-government protests". ABC News. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  11. ^ Salih, Zeinab Mohammed (10 April 2019). "'I was raised to love our home': Sudan's singing protester speaks out". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  12. ^ "This Woman Stood On Top of a Car And Became An Icon Of Sudan's Historic Protests". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  13. ^ Osman, Amira (2014). "Beyond the pan-Africanist agenda: Sudanese women's movement, achievements and challenges" (PDF). Feminist Africa (19): 43. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  14. ^ Charles, Khalil (15 August 2017). "Friends and foes unite to honour Sudan's first female MP". Middle East Monitor. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  15. ^ Ali, Abdelmoneim Abu Edries (5 August 2009). "Protests at Sudan woman's trouser trial". WA Today. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Sudan Activist: 'Committee of Inquiry should include women'". Radio Dabanga. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Sudan signs power-sharing deal as its former dictator goes to trial". Vox. 19 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  18. ^ a b c Friedman, Vanessa (10 April 2019). "'It's going to be the Image of the Revolution'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  19. ^ O'Grady, Siobhán (9 April 2019). "The woman in white: Why a photo from the Sudan protests has gone viral". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Yasuyoshi Chiba". World Press Photo. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  21. ^ "World Press Photo 2020: Image from Sudan uprising wins". BBC News. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  22. ^ Griffin, Tamerra. "This Woman Stood On Top Of A Car And Became An Icon Of Sudan's Historic Protests". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2022-12-23.

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