The 22-year-old activist in that iconic photo says she chanted from atop a car to declare, 'Sudan is for all'
Why a photo of a woman chanting has come to symbolize Sudan's protests"I wanted to get and speak to the people ... speak against racism and tribalism in all its forms, which affects everyone across all walks of life," Alaa Salah, who is also a journalist, said by phone."I wanted to speak on behalf of the youth. ... I wanted to come out and say that Sudan is for all.
— #مليونية6ابريل ❥﴾ J̨̐ΘтαяΘ | جُوتارَو 🔰 April 8, 2019 Salah was surprised by the viral reaction to the photos and videos, she told CNN. "I wasn't expecting it at all," she said."I'm happy that made people pay more attention to the protests."Her white garment reflects women's powerThe activist's choice of attire has come to represent the protest movement in its own right.
— Mar² April 8, 2019 Her chant inspired the masses Salah chanted these lines during Monday's protest, as the crowd responded,"Thawra" after each line:Their nonsenseThey burned us in the name of religionThey killed us in the name of religionThey jailed us in the name of religionBut religion is not to be blamedCNN's Nada Altaher contributed to this report.
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