Year: 2019 | Month: June | Volume 7 | Issue 1
Sudanese Women Lead Nonviolent Protest: An exploration on women’s participation in peace, reconciliation and reconstruction
Rana Abdullah Issa Altom
DOI:10.30954/2454-9525.01.2019.10
Abstract:
A 22-year old Sudanese engineering student, Alaa Salah has become a global icon of nonviolent protest as she stood up protesting against the authoritarian rule of former president, Omar Al Bashir. It is not just Alaa Salah but a large number of Sudanese women who are now at the forefront of peaceful protests to transform the country into a fair and just country. This chapter aims to capture the sentiments and perspectives of young Sudanese women on their pivotal role as peacebuilder.
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