SUDAN NEWS ALERT: New York Times - 'It's Going To Be the Image Of The Revolution'

10/04/19: New York Times – ‘It’s Going To Be the Image Of The Revolution’, by Vanessa Friedman

 Vanessa Friedman’s feature looks at the significance of the photo of “the woman in the white thoub,” which Sudanese-American anti-racism educator Hind Makki said “[is] going to be the image of the revolution.”

 Makki argued that part of the picture’s power derived from the symbolism inherent in the shot, with the earrings symbolising femininity and the white toub reflecting a connection between young Sudanese women to elder Sudanese women who dressed similarly when demonstrating against previous military dictatorships.

 Makki also said that the white toub has been “a democratic garment,” noting that it was worn by many involved in a recent sit-in at Ahfad University for Women/

 The article also notes the comments of Arthur Assaf, a historian at Cambridge University in Britain, who tweeted that the photo is “incredibly frustrating. But it is also very useful.”