SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Reuters - Sudan protesters' sit-in inspires cultural outpouring

7/5/19: Reuters – Sudan protesters' sit-in inspires cultural outpouring, by Umit Bektas

Umit Bektas feature piece spoke to Sudanese protesters curating art-work at the sit-in outside the Defence Ministry headquarters.

 Artist Rashid Drar said that drawing is his way of “being part of the revolution,” adding that he draws “for the Sudanese people.”

 Journalist Amna Almahi, who has used much of her time to make murals, said that she sees the artwork as an expression of the wounds from three decades of autocratic rule under Bashir, adding that  “the people of Sudan…want freedom, equality and democracy. The political content of these wall paintings is exactly an expression of these demands.”

 Alaa Khojaly, who is holding art, reading and writing classes in a tent school her and her friends set-up for street children said: “democracy does not mean only freedom. If it comes, we believe we will have a higher grade of education, better healthcare.”