SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Inspiring protester becomes symbol of resistance for Sudanese women
9/04/19: Multiple sources – Inspiring protester becomes symbol of resistance for Sudanese women
A woman standing proudly before crowds in Khartoum to sing revolutionary songs has become a symbol for the protest movement in Sudan. Lana Haroun's image, captured on the third day of mass demonstrations against President Omar Al Bashir, has been shared thousands of times and shows the woman, now identified as 22-year old architecture student Alaa Salah, dressed in white with large golden earrings.