Symbol of Sudan protest movement pushes for further change

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The outfit is a nod to the lead role played by women in the protests that ended three decades of iron-fisted rule by the veteran leader.

Like many gathered outside the military complex she insists"we don't want just words, we want actions".'No political aspirations'

The iconic image captured her wearing the traditional flowing white headscarf and skirt, her golden full-moon earrings reflecting in the fading sunset. The words are those of a well-known Sudanese poem that says"a bullet does not kill, what kills is the people's silence" - a sentiment she says aptly captures Sudan's new spirit of defiance.

 

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